TESTg BANKg FOR
g South-WesterngFederalgTaxationg2025:gIndividualgIncomegTaxesg48egYoung
Chapterg1-20
Chapterg 01g 2025gIndividuals
AnswersgIncluded
Indicateg whetherg theg statementg isg trueg org false
.
1.gSalesgmadegovergtheginternetgaregnotgexemptgfromgthegapplicationgofgaggeneralgsalesg(orguse)gtax.
a. True
b. False
2.gUpongauditgbygthegIRS,gFaithgisgassessedgagdeficiencygofg$40,000gofgwhichg$25,000gisgattributablegtognegligence.
Theg20%gnegligencegpenaltygwillgapplygtog$25,000.
a. True
b. False
3.gUltimately,gmostgtaxesgaregpaidgbygindividuals.
a. True
b. False
4.gEvengifgpropertygtaxgratesgaregnotgchanged,gthegamountgofgadgvaloremgtaxesgimposedgongrealtygmaygnotgrem
aingthegsame.
a. True
b. False
5.gThegprincipalgobjectivegofgthegFUTAgtaxgisgtogprovidegsomegmeasuregofgretirementgsecurity.
a. True
b. False
6.gIfgmoregIRSgauditsgaregproducinggaghighergnumbergofgnog changegresults,gthisgindicatesgincreasedgcompliance
gongthegpartgofgtaxpayers.
a. True
b. False
7.gAgsafegandgeasygwaygforgagtaxpayergtogavoidglocalgandgstategsalesgtaxesgisgtogmakegthegpurchasegingagstateg
thatgleviesgnogsuchgtaxes.
a. True
b. False
8.gAgcalendargyeargtaxpayergfilesghisg2023gFederalgincomegtaxgreturngongMarchg4,g2024.gThegreturngreflectsgan
goverpaymentgofg$6,000,gandgthegtaxpayergrequestsgagrefundgofgthisgamount.gThegrefundgisgpaidgongMayg16,g2
a.g True
b.gFalse
9.gAgtaxgcutgenactedgbygCongressgthatgcontainsgagsunsetg provisiongwillgmakegthegtaxgcutgtempora
ry.
a.g True
b.gFalse
, 024.gThegrefundgneedgnotgincludeginterest.
a.g True
b.gFalse
9.gAgtaxgcutgenactedgbygCongressgthatgcontainsgagsunsetg provisiongwillgmakegthegtaxgcutgtempora
ry.
a.g True
b.gFalse
, 10.gForgFederalgincomegtaxgpurposes,gtheregneverghasgbeengaggeneralgamnestygperiod.
a. True
b. False
11.gToglessengorgeliminategthegeffectgofgmultiplegtaxation,gagtaxpayergwhogisgsubjectgtogbothgforeigngandgU.S.ginco
megtaxesgongthegsamegincomegisgallowedgeithergagdeductiongorgagcreditgforgthegforeigngtaxgpaid.
a. True
b. False
12.gBecausegitgisgconsistentgwithgthegwherewithalgtogpaygconcept,gthegtaxglawgrequiresgagsellergtogrecognizegaggai
ngingthegyeargtheginstallmentgsalegoccurs.
a. True
b. False
13.gThegamountgofgagtaxpayer’sgitemizedgdeductionsgwillgincreasegthegchancegofgbeinggauditedgbygthegIRS.
a. True
b. False
14.gIng2024,gJosé,gagwidower,gsellsglandg(fairgmarketgvaluegofg$100,000)gtoghisgdaughter,gLinda,gforg$50,000.gJoség
hasgnotgmadegagtaxableggift.
a. True
b. False
15.gForgomissionsgfromggrossgincomegingexcessgofg25%gofgthatgreported,gtheregisgnogstatutegofglimitations
gongadditionalgincomegtaxgassessmentsgbygthegIRS.
a. True
b. False
16.gStealthgtaxesghavegthegeffectgofggeneratinggadditionalgtaxesgfromgallgtaxpayers.
a. True
b. False
17.gJason’sgbusinessgwarehousegisgdestroyedgbygfire.gBecausegtheginsurancegproceedsgexceedgthegbasisgofgthegpro
perty,gaggaingresults.gIfgJasongshortlygreinvestsgthegproceedsgingagnewgwarehouse,gnoggaingisgrecognizedgduegto
gthegapplicationgofgthegwherewithalgtogpaygconcept.
a. True
b. False
18.gAnginheritancegtaxgisgagtaxgongagdecedent’sgrightgtogpassgpropertygatgdeath.
a.g True
b.gFalse
19.gWhenginterestgisgchargedgongagdeficiency,ganygpartgofgagmonthgcountsgasgagfullgmon
th.
a.g True
b.gFalse
, Name: Class: Date:
Chapterg01g 2025gIndividuals
20.gThegmajoritygofgIRSgauditsgareghandledgbygcorrespondence.
a. True
b. False
21.gThegratificationgofgthegSixteenthgAmendmentgtogthegU.S.gConstitutiongwasgnecessarygtogvalidategthegFede
ralgincomegtaxgongcorporations.
a. True
b. False
22.gOnegofgthegmajorgreasonsgforgthegenactmentgofgthegFederalgestategtaxgwasgtogpreventglargegamountsgofgwe
althgfromgbeinggaccumulatedgwithingagfamilygunit.
a. True
b. False
23.gUndergstategamnestygprograms,gallgdelinquentgandgunpaidgincomegtaxesgaregforgiven.
a. True
b. False
24.gIngpreparinggangincomegtaxgreturn,gthegusegofgagclient’sgestimatesgisgnotgpermitted.
a. True
b. False
25.gThegFederalgestategandggiftgtaxesgaregexamplesgofgprogressiveg rateg taxes.
a. True
b. False
26.gDuringganygmonthgingwhichgbothgthegfailuregtogfilegpenaltygandgthegfailuregtogpaygpenaltygapply,gthegfailuregtog
filegpenaltygisgincreasedgbygthegamountgofgthegfailuregtogpaygpenalty.
a. True
b. False
27.gForgthegnegligencegpenaltygtogapply,gthegunderpaymentgmustgbegcausedgbygintentionalgdisregardgofgrulesga
ndgregulationsgwithoutgintentgtogdefraud.
a. True
b. False
28.gUndergClint’sgwill,gallgofghisgpropertygpassesgtogeithergthegLutherangChurchgorgtoghisgspouse.gNogFederalges
tategtaxgwillgbegduegongClint’sgdeath.
a. True
b. False
29.gForgstategincomegtaxgpurposes,gsomegstatesgallowgagcreditgforgdependentsgrathergthangagdeduction.
a. True
b. False
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g South-WesterngFederalgTaxationg2025:gIndividualgIncomegTaxesg48egYoung
Chapterg1-20
Chapterg 01g 2025gIndividuals
AnswersgIncluded
Indicateg whetherg theg statementg isg trueg org false
.
1.gSalesgmadegovergtheginternetgaregnotgexemptgfromgthegapplicationgofgaggeneralgsalesg(orguse)gtax.
a. True
b. False
2.gUpongauditgbygthegIRS,gFaithgisgassessedgagdeficiencygofg$40,000gofgwhichg$25,000gisgattributablegtognegligence.
Theg20%gnegligencegpenaltygwillgapplygtog$25,000.
a. True
b. False
3.gUltimately,gmostgtaxesgaregpaidgbygindividuals.
a. True
b. False
4.gEvengifgpropertygtaxgratesgaregnotgchanged,gthegamountgofgadgvaloremgtaxesgimposedgongrealtygmaygnotgrem
aingthegsame.
a. True
b. False
5.gThegprincipalgobjectivegofgthegFUTAgtaxgisgtogprovidegsomegmeasuregofgretirementgsecurity.
a. True
b. False
6.gIfgmoregIRSgauditsgaregproducinggaghighergnumbergofgnog changegresults,gthisgindicatesgincreasedgcompliance
gongthegpartgofgtaxpayers.
a. True
b. False
7.gAgsafegandgeasygwaygforgagtaxpayergtogavoidglocalgandgstategsalesgtaxesgisgtogmakegthegpurchasegingagstateg
thatgleviesgnogsuchgtaxes.
a. True
b. False
8.gAgcalendargyeargtaxpayergfilesghisg2023gFederalgincomegtaxgreturngongMarchg4,g2024.gThegreturngreflectsgan
goverpaymentgofg$6,000,gandgthegtaxpayergrequestsgagrefundgofgthisgamount.gThegrefundgisgpaidgongMayg16,g2
a.g True
b.gFalse
9.gAgtaxgcutgenactedgbygCongressgthatgcontainsgagsunsetg provisiongwillgmakegthegtaxgcutgtempora
ry.
a.g True
b.gFalse
, 024.gThegrefundgneedgnotgincludeginterest.
a.g True
b.gFalse
9.gAgtaxgcutgenactedgbygCongressgthatgcontainsgagsunsetg provisiongwillgmakegthegtaxgcutgtempora
ry.
a.g True
b.gFalse
, 10.gForgFederalgincomegtaxgpurposes,gtheregneverghasgbeengaggeneralgamnestygperiod.
a. True
b. False
11.gToglessengorgeliminategthegeffectgofgmultiplegtaxation,gagtaxpayergwhogisgsubjectgtogbothgforeigngandgU.S.ginco
megtaxesgongthegsamegincomegisgallowedgeithergagdeductiongorgagcreditgforgthegforeigngtaxgpaid.
a. True
b. False
12.gBecausegitgisgconsistentgwithgthegwherewithalgtogpaygconcept,gthegtaxglawgrequiresgagsellergtogrecognizegaggai
ngingthegyeargtheginstallmentgsalegoccurs.
a. True
b. False
13.gThegamountgofgagtaxpayer’sgitemizedgdeductionsgwillgincreasegthegchancegofgbeinggauditedgbygthegIRS.
a. True
b. False
14.gIng2024,gJosé,gagwidower,gsellsglandg(fairgmarketgvaluegofg$100,000)gtoghisgdaughter,gLinda,gforg$50,000.gJoség
hasgnotgmadegagtaxableggift.
a. True
b. False
15.gForgomissionsgfromggrossgincomegingexcessgofg25%gofgthatgreported,gtheregisgnogstatutegofglimitations
gongadditionalgincomegtaxgassessmentsgbygthegIRS.
a. True
b. False
16.gStealthgtaxesghavegthegeffectgofggeneratinggadditionalgtaxesgfromgallgtaxpayers.
a. True
b. False
17.gJason’sgbusinessgwarehousegisgdestroyedgbygfire.gBecausegtheginsurancegproceedsgexceedgthegbasisgofgthegpro
perty,gaggaingresults.gIfgJasongshortlygreinvestsgthegproceedsgingagnewgwarehouse,gnoggaingisgrecognizedgduegto
gthegapplicationgofgthegwherewithalgtogpaygconcept.
a. True
b. False
18.gAnginheritancegtaxgisgagtaxgongagdecedent’sgrightgtogpassgpropertygatgdeath.
a.g True
b.gFalse
19.gWhenginterestgisgchargedgongagdeficiency,ganygpartgofgagmonthgcountsgasgagfullgmon
th.
a.g True
b.gFalse
, Name: Class: Date:
Chapterg01g 2025gIndividuals
20.gThegmajoritygofgIRSgauditsgareghandledgbygcorrespondence.
a. True
b. False
21.gThegratificationgofgthegSixteenthgAmendmentgtogthegU.S.gConstitutiongwasgnecessarygtogvalidategthegFede
ralgincomegtaxgongcorporations.
a. True
b. False
22.gOnegofgthegmajorgreasonsgforgthegenactmentgofgthegFederalgestategtaxgwasgtogpreventglargegamountsgofgwe
althgfromgbeinggaccumulatedgwithingagfamilygunit.
a. True
b. False
23.gUndergstategamnestygprograms,gallgdelinquentgandgunpaidgincomegtaxesgaregforgiven.
a. True
b. False
24.gIngpreparinggangincomegtaxgreturn,gthegusegofgagclient’sgestimatesgisgnotgpermitted.
a. True
b. False
25.gThegFederalgestategandggiftgtaxesgaregexamplesgofgprogressiveg rateg taxes.
a. True
b. False
26.gDuringganygmonthgingwhichgbothgthegfailuregtogfilegpenaltygandgthegfailuregtogpaygpenaltygapply,gthegfailuregtog
filegpenaltygisgincreasedgbygthegamountgofgthegfailuregtogpaygpenalty.
a. True
b. False
27.gForgthegnegligencegpenaltygtogapply,gthegunderpaymentgmustgbegcausedgbygintentionalgdisregardgofgrulesga
ndgregulationsgwithoutgintentgtogdefraud.
a. True
b. False
28.gUndergClint’sgwill,gallgofghisgpropertygpassesgtogeithergthegLutherangChurchgorgtoghisgspouse.gNogFederalges
tategtaxgwillgbegduegongClint’sgdeath.
a. True
b. False
29.gForgstategincomegtaxgpurposes,gsomegstatesgallowgagcreditgforgdependentsgrathergthangagdeduction.
a. True
b. False
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