income tax fundamentals 2023 41st edition
by Gerald E. Whittenburg and Steven Gill
All Chapters 1-12 Covered
,TABLE OF CONTENT
R R
1.RTheRIndividualRIncomeRTaxRReturn.
2.RGrossRIncomeRandRExclusions.
3.RBusinessRIncomeRandRExpenses,RPartRI.
4.RBusinessRIncomeRandRExpenses,RPartRII.
5.RItemizedRDeductionsRandROtherRIncentives.
6.RCreditsRandRSpecialRTaxes.
7.RAccountingRPeriodsRandRMethodsRandRDepreciation.
8.RCapitalRGainsRandRLosses.
9.RWithholding,REstimatedRPayments,RandRPayrollRTaxes.
10.RPartnershipRTaxation.
11.RTheRCorporateRIncomeRTax.
12.RTaxRAdministrationRandRTaxRPlanning.
AppendixRA:RTaxRRateRSchedulesRandRTaxRTables.
AppendixRB:REarnedRIncomeRCreditRTable.
AppendixRC:RWithholdingRTables.
AppendixRD:RAdditionalRComprehensiveRTaxRReturnRProblems.
AppendixRE:RSolutionsRtoRSelf-StudyRProblems.
AppendixRF:RBlankRForms
, CHAPTERR1
THERINDIVIDUALRINCOMERTAXRRETURN
GroupR1R–RMultipleRChoiceRQuestions RoldRisR$4,500RforRunearnedRincomeR(LOR1.4)
17. CRJoanRqualifiesRasReitherRsingleRorRheadRofRhous
1. DR TheRincomeRtaxRincludesRelementsRofRsocial ehold;Rhowever,RheadRofRhouseholdRisRmoreRa
RandReconomicRpolicyR(LOR1.1)
dvantageousR(LOR1.5)
2. C 18. DR AlthoughRDorothyRdoesRnotRliveRwithRGlenda,Rs
TheRincomeRtaxRwasRauthorizedRbyRt inceRDorothyRisRaRparentRthatRGlendaRsupports
heR16thRAmendmentRinR1913R(LOR1.1) ,RGlendaRmayRfileRasRheadRofRhouseholdR(LOR1.
3. C TheR1040ARandR1040- 5)
EZRnoRlongerRexistRandRtheR1120RisRforRcorp 19. DR TaxpayerRmayRfileRmarriedRfilingRjointlyRinRyearRof
orationsR(LOR1.2) Rspouse’sRdeathR(LOR1.5)
4. DR PartnershipsRuseRFormR1065RtoRreportRi
ncomeRtaxRinformation.RARpartnerRwillRre
portRtheirRshareRofRincomeRfromRaRpart-
RnershipRonRaRForm1040R(LOR1.2)
5. DRCapitalRgainsRandRlossesRareRreported
RdirectlyRonRtheRfaceRofRtheRFormR104
0R(fromRScheduleRD)R(LOR1.2)
6. DR ARpartnershipRisRnotRgenerallyRaRtax-
payingRentityR(LOR1.2)
7. CR StudentRloanRinterestRisRaRforRAGIRdeduction.
RTheRotherRresponsesRareRallRitemizedR(from
RAGI)RdeductionsR(LOR1.3)
8. B
TheRdeductionRforRIRARcontributio
nsRisRaRforRAGIRdeductionR(LOR1.3)
9. DR $98,000R–
R$13,000R(standardRdeductionRisRlessRtha
nRitemizedRdeductions)R(LOR1.3)
10. DR ForRAGIRadjustmentsRareRdeductedRtoRgetR
toRAGIR(LOR1.3)
11. B
TheRlargerRofRtheRtwoRmayRbeRd
eductedR(LOR1.3)
12. A AnRexclusionRreducesRgrossRincomeR(LOR1.3)
13. BRFilingRthresholdsRgenerallyRareRtheRsameRasR
theRstandardRdeductionRamountR(LOR1.4)
14. DR Ben’sRincomeRwouldRneedRtoRexceedRthe
RstandardRdeductionRtoRrequireRfilingRaRtaxR
returnR(LOR1.4)
15. DR $25,900R+R$1,400R(LOR1.4)
16. CR SingleRdependentRoverR65RandRblindRthresh-
, gibleRforRanRadditionalRstandardRdeduc
tionRamountR(LOR1.7)
20. CR SurvivingRspouseRisRpreferredRtoRhe 28. B
adRofRhouseholdR(LOR1.5) TaxpayersRthatRareRblindRareReligibleRf
21. ER EitherRMargaretRorRherRsisterR(butRnotRb orRanRadditionalRstandardRdeductionRamou
oth)RmayRclaimRtheRmotherRasRaRdepen ntR(LOR1.7)
dentRunderRaRmultipleRsupportRagreem 29. DR EarnedRincomeRplusR$400R(LOR1.7)
entR(LOR1.6)
30. E
22. DR TheRdaughterRfailsRtheRageRtestRt StandardRdeductionRmayRnotRexceedRtypi
oRbeRaRqualifyingRchildRandRsheRfa calRamountR(LOR1.7)
ilsRtheRgrossRincomeRtestR($4,40
31. DR BusinessRinventoryRisRnotRconsideredRaR
0RinR2022)RtoRbeRaRqualifyingRrel
capitalRassetR(LOR1.8)
ativeR(LOR1.6)
23. DRTheRchildRtaxRcreditRinR2022RisR$ 32. ARGainRofR$15,000R($25,000RamountRrealizedR
lessR$10,000RadjustedRbasis)RhasRbeenRheld
2,000R(LOR1.6)
RforRmoreRthanR12RmonthsRandRisRlong-
24. B TheRchildRtaxRcreditRforRtheR13-year- termR(LOR1.8)
oldRchildRisR$2,000.RTheRmotherRdoesR
33. CR$10,000R=R$240,000R–R($270,000R–
notRmeetRtheRsupportRtestRandRcannotR
R$40,000)R(LOR1.8)
beRclaimedR(LOR1.6)
34. AR $43,000R–
25. B
R$3,000.RNetRcapitalRlossesRofRupRtoR$3,0
MustRbeRageR16RorRunderRforRchildRt
00RmayRbeRdeductedRfromRordinaryRincome
axRcreditR(LOR1.6)
RforRindividualRtaxpayersR(LOR1.8)
26. A
35. CR LineR7RisRcapitalRgainRorR(loss)R(LOR1.9)
HeadRofRhouseholdRstandardRdeduc
tionRplusRadditionalRstandardRdeducti 36. BRPreparersRmustRgetRaRsignedRauthorizationRtoR
onRforRageR65R($19,400R+R$1,750)R(L e-fileRfromRtheRtaxpayer.R(LOR1.10)
OR1.7) 37. BRAboutR90%RofRreturnsRareRfiledRelectronicallyR(
27. BRTaxpayersRageR65RorRolderRareReli LOR1.10)
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