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Indicatek whetherk thek statementk isk truek ork false.
1.kSaleskmadekoverkthekinternetkareknotkexemptkfromkthekapplicationkofkakgeneralksalesk(orkuse)ktax.
a. True
b. False
2.kUponkauditkbykthekIRS,kFaithkiskassessedkakdeficiencykofk$40,000kofkwhichk$25,000kiskattributablektoknegligence.
Thek20%knegligencekpenaltykwillkapplyktok$25,000.
a. True
b. False
3.kUltimately,kmostktaxeskarekpaidkbykindividuals.
a. True
b. False
4.kEvenkifkpropertyktaxkrateskareknotkchanged,kthekamountkofkadkvaloremktaxeskimposedkonkrealtykmayknotkremainkt
heksame.
a. True
b. False
5.kThekprincipalkobjectivekofkthekFUTAktaxkisktokprovideksomekmeasurekofkretirementksecurity.
a. True
b. False
6.kIfkmorekIRSkauditskarekproducingkakhigherknumberkofknok changekresults,kthiskindicateskincreasedkcompliancekonkt
hekpartkofktaxpayers.
a. True
b. False
7.kAksafekandkeasykwaykforkaktaxpayerktokavoidklocalkandkstateksalesktaxeskisktokmakekthekpurchasekinkakstatekthatkl
eviesknoksuchktaxes.
a. True
b. False
8.kAkcalendarkyearktaxpayerkfileskhisk2023kFederalkincomektaxkreturnkonkMarchk4,k2024.kThekreturnkreflectskankove
rpaymentkofk$6,000,kandkthektaxpayerkrequestskakrefundkofkthiskamount.kThekrefundkiskpaidkonkMayk16,k2024.kThek
refundkneedknotkincludekinterest.
a.k True
b.kFalse
9.kAktaxkcutkenactedkbykCongresskthatkcontainskaksunsetk provisionkwillkmakekthektaxkcutktemporary.
a.k True
b.kFalse
,10.kForkFederalkincomektaxkpurposes,ktherekneverkhaskbeenkakgeneralkamnestykperiod.
a. True
b. False
11.kToklessenkorkeliminatekthekeffectkofkmultiplektaxation,kaktaxpayerkwhokisksubjectktokbothkforeignkandkU.S.kincomekt
axeskonktheksamekincomekiskallowedkeitherkakdeductionkorkakcreditkforkthekforeignktaxkpaid.
a. True
b. False
12.kBecausekitkiskconsistentkwithkthekwherewithalktokpaykconcept,kthektaxklawkrequireskaksellerktokrecognizekakgainkinkt
hekyearkthekinstallmentksalekoccurs.
a. True
b. False
13.kThekamountkofkaktaxpayer’skitemizedkdeductionskwillkincreasekthekchancekofkbeingkauditedkbykthekIRS.
a. True
b. False
14.kInk2024,kJosé,kakwidower,ksellsklandk(fairkmarketkvaluekofk$100,000)ktokhiskdaughter,kLinda,kfork$50,000.kJosékhask
notkmadekaktaxablekgift.
a. True
b. False
15.kForkomissionskfromkgrosskincomekinkexcesskofk25%kofkthatkreported,ktherekisknokstatutekofklimitationskonka
dditionalkincomektaxkassessmentskbykthekIRS.
a. True
b. False
16.kStealthktaxeskhavekthekeffectkofkgeneratingkadditionalktaxeskfromkallktaxpayers.
a. True
b. False
17.kJason’skbusinesskwarehousekiskdestroyedkbykfire.kBecausekthekinsurancekproceedskexceedkthekbasiskofkthekpropert
y,kakgainkresults.kIfkJasonkshortlykreinvestskthekproceedskinkaknewkwarehouse,knokgainkiskrecognizedkduektokthekappl
icationkofkthekwherewithalktokpaykconcept.
a. True
b. False
18.kAnkinheritancektaxkiskaktaxkonkakdecedent’skrightktokpasskpropertykatkdeath.
a.k True
b.kFalse
19.kWhenkinterestkiskchargedkonkakdeficiency,kanykpartkofkakmonthkcountskaskakfullkmonth.
a.k True
b.kFalse
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20.kThekmajoritykofkIRSkauditskarekhandledkbykcorrespondence.
a. True
b. False
21.kThekratificationkofkthekSixteenthkAmendmentktokthekU.S.kConstitutionkwasknecessaryktokvalidatekthekFederalki
ncomektaxkonkcorporations.
a. True
b. False
22.kOnekofkthekmajorkreasonskforkthekenactmentkofkthekFederalkestatektaxkwasktokpreventklargekamountskofkwealthkf
romkbeingkaccumulatedkwithinkakfamilykunit.
a. True
b. False
23.kUnderkstatekamnestykprograms,kallkdelinquentkandkunpaidkincomektaxeskarekforgiven.
a. True
b. False
24.kInkpreparingkankincomektaxkreturn,kthekusekofkakclient’skestimateskisknotkpermitted.
a. True
b. False
25.kThekFederalk estatekandkgiftktaxeskarekexamplesk ofk progressivekratek taxes.
a. True
b. False
26.kDuringkanykmonthkinkwhichkbothkthekfailurektokfilekpenaltykandkthekfailurektokpaykpenaltykapply,kthekfailurektokfilek
penaltykiskincreasedkbykthekamountkofkthekfailurektokpaykpenalty.
a. True
b. False
27.kForktheknegligencekpenaltyktokapply,kthekunderpaymentkmustkbekcausedkbykintentionalkdisregardkofkruleskandkr
egulationskwithoutkintentktokdefraud.
a. True
b. False
28.kUnderkClint’skwill,kallkofkhiskpropertykpassesktokeitherkthekLutherankChurchkorktokhiskspouse.kNokFederalkestatekt
axkwillkbekduekonkClint’skdeath.
a. True
b. False
29.kForkstatekincomektaxkpurposes,ksomekstateskallowkakcreditkforkdependentskratherkthankakdeduction.
a. True
b. False
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30.kIfkakspecialkagentkbecomeskinvolvedkinkthekauditkofkakreturn,kthiskindicateskthatkthekIRSksuspectskthatkfraudkiski
nvolved.
a. True
b. False
31.kAskakmatterkofkadministrativekconvenience,kthekIRSkwouldkpreferktokhavekCongresskdecreasek(ratherkthanki
ncrease)kthekamountkofkthekstandardkdeductionkallowedktokindividualktaxpayers.
a. True
b. False
32.kThekFederalkincomektaxkonkindividualskgenerateskmorekrevenuekthankthekFederalkincomektaxkonkcorporations.
a. True
b. False
33.kSomekstateskusektheirkstatekincomektaxkreturnkaskakmeanskofkcollectingkunpaidkusektax.
a. True
b. False
34.kAnkofficekauditkbykthekIRSktakeskplacekatkthekofficekofkthektaxpayer.
a. True
b. False
35.kThekIRSkiskrequiredktokredeterminekthekinterestkratekonkunderpaymentskandkoverpaymentskoncekakyear.
a. True
b. False
36.kThekIRSkagentkauditingkthekreturnkwillkissuekankRARkevenkifkthektaxpayerkowesknokadditionalktaxes.
a. True
b. False
37.kWhenkakstatekdecoupleskfromkakFederalktaxkprovision,kitkmeanskthatkthiskprovisionkwillknotkapplykforkstatekincomekt
axkpurposes.
a. True
b. False
38.kIfkaktaxpayerkfileskearlyk(i.e.,kbeforekthekduekdatekofkthekreturn),kthekstatutekofklimitationskonkassessmentskbeginsk
onkthekdatekthekreturnkiskfiled.
a. True
b. False
39.kThekannualkexclusion,kcurrentlyk$18,000,kiskavailablekforkgiftkandkestatektaxkpurposes.
a. True
b. False
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