TESTBANK:INCOME
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TAX
FUNDAMENTALS,
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38TH EDITION,
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GERALD E.
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WHITTENBURG,
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MARTHA ALTUS-
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BULLER, STEVEN
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GILL
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,Chapter1: The IndividualIncome Tax Return b
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1. A corporation is a reporting entity but not a tax-paying entity.
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True False
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2. Partnership capital gains and losses are allocated separately to each of the partners.
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True False
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3. Married taxpayers may double their standard deduction amount by filing separate
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returns.
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True False
4. An item is not included in gross income unless the tax law specifies that the item is
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subject to taxation.
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True False
5. For taxpayers who do not itemize deductions, the standard deduction amount is
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subtracted from the taxpayer's adjusted gross income.
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True False
6. A taxpayer with self-employment income of $600 must file a tax return.
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True False
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7. A dependent child with earned income in excess of the available standard deduction
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amount must file a tax return.
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True False
8. A single taxpayer, who is not blind and who is under age 65, with income of $8,750
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must file a tax return.
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True False
,9. If a taxpayer is due a refund, it will be mailed to the taxpayer regardless of whether he
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or she files a tax return.
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True False
10. Taxpayers with self-employment income of $400 or more must file a tax return.
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True False
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11. If your spouse dies during the tax year and you do not remarry, you must file as
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single for the year of death.
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True False
12. Taxpayers who do not qualify for married, head of household, or qualifying widow or
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widower filing status must file as single.
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True False
13. If an unmarried taxpayer paid more than half the cost of keeping a home which is the
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principal place of residence of a nephew, who is not her dependent, she may use the
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b head of household filing status.
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True False
14. The maximum official individual income tax rate for 2012 is 35 percent.
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True False
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15. All taxpayers may use the tax rate schedule to determine their tax liability.
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True False
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16. The head of household tax rates are higher than the rates for a single taxpayer.
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True False
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17. Most states are community property states.
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True False
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, 18. If taxpayers are married and living together at the end of the year, they must file a
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joint tax return.
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True False
19. A taxpayer who maintains a household with an unmarried child may qualify to file as
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head of household even if the child is not the taxpayer's dependent.
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True False
20. A married person with a dependent child may choose to file as head of household if it
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reduces his or her tax liability.
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True False
21. A taxpayer who is living alone and is legally separated from his or her spouse under a
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separate maintenance decree at year-end should file as single.
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True False
22. An individual, age 22, enrolled on a full-time basis at a trade school, is considered a
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student for purposes of determining whether a dependency exemption is permitted.
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True False
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23. A dependency exemption may be claimed by the supporting taxpayer in the year of
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death of a dependent.
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True False
24. For 2012, personal and dependency exemptions are $3,800 each.
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True False
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25. Scholarships received by a student may be excluded for purposes of the support test
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for determining the availability of the dependency exemption.
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True False
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TAX
FUNDAMENTALS,
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38TH EDITION,
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GERALD E.
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WHITTENBURG,
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MARTHA ALTUS-
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BULLER, STEVEN
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GILL
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,Chapter1: The IndividualIncome Tax Return b
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1. A corporation is a reporting entity but not a tax-paying entity.
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True False
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2. Partnership capital gains and losses are allocated separately to each of the partners.
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True False
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3. Married taxpayers may double their standard deduction amount by filing separate
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returns.
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True False
4. An item is not included in gross income unless the tax law specifies that the item is
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subject to taxation.
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True False
5. For taxpayers who do not itemize deductions, the standard deduction amount is
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subtracted from the taxpayer's adjusted gross income.
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True False
6. A taxpayer with self-employment income of $600 must file a tax return.
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True False
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7. A dependent child with earned income in excess of the available standard deduction
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amount must file a tax return.
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True False
8. A single taxpayer, who is not blind and who is under age 65, with income of $8,750
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must file a tax return.
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True False
,9. If a taxpayer is due a refund, it will be mailed to the taxpayer regardless of whether he
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or she files a tax return.
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True False
10. Taxpayers with self-employment income of $400 or more must file a tax return.
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True False
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11. If your spouse dies during the tax year and you do not remarry, you must file as
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single for the year of death.
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True False
12. Taxpayers who do not qualify for married, head of household, or qualifying widow or
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widower filing status must file as single.
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True False
13. If an unmarried taxpayer paid more than half the cost of keeping a home which is the
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principal place of residence of a nephew, who is not her dependent, she may use the
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b head of household filing status.
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True False
14. The maximum official individual income tax rate for 2012 is 35 percent.
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True False
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15. All taxpayers may use the tax rate schedule to determine their tax liability.
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True False
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16. The head of household tax rates are higher than the rates for a single taxpayer.
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True False
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17. Most states are community property states.
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True False
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, 18. If taxpayers are married and living together at the end of the year, they must file a
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joint tax return.
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True False
19. A taxpayer who maintains a household with an unmarried child may qualify to file as
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head of household even if the child is not the taxpayer's dependent.
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True False
20. A married person with a dependent child may choose to file as head of household if it
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reduces his or her tax liability.
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True False
21. A taxpayer who is living alone and is legally separated from his or her spouse under a
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separate maintenance decree at year-end should file as single.
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True False
22. An individual, age 22, enrolled on a full-time basis at a trade school, is considered a
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student for purposes of determining whether a dependency exemption is permitted.
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True False
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23. A dependency exemption may be claimed by the supporting taxpayer in the year of
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death of a dependent.
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True False
24. For 2012, personal and dependency exemptions are $3,800 each.
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True False
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25. Scholarships received by a student may be excluded for purposes of the support test
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for determining the availability of the dependency exemption.
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True False
