FINRA Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam Prep Tax- series 7 Questions With Complete Solutions

All of the following would be taxed at "earned income" rates under IRS regulations EXCEPT: correct answer: -Interest payments Under the Internal Revenue Code, royalty income from books, plays, or magazine articles, is reported as: correct answer: -earned income Which of the following would be defined as "portfolio income" under IRS regulations? correct answer: -Long term capital gains Royalties received from an oil and gas program are: correct answer: -passive income An investor in a limited partnership generating passive losses can offset these against: correct answer: -income generated from direct investments in real estate An investor in a limited partnership generating passive losses can offset these against: correct answer: -passive income generated from other limited partnership investments -income generated from direct investments in real estate A customer has $10,000 in passive losses from a limited partnership investment. If the customer has $10,000 of passive income for that tax year, the customer may deduct: correct answer: -$10,000 A customer has $20,000 in passive losses from a li