VITA BASIC COURSE SCENARIOS AND TEST
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT RESOLVED
ANSWERS.100%CORRECT
FALSE - answer ✔✔-Jeff may need to make a shared responsibility payment
TRUE - answer ✔✔-Linda does not need to make a shared responsibility payment because she qualifies
for an exemption under the short coverage gap criteria
FALSE, attendance at school is considered temporary absence and this time is counted as time that her
child lived with her. - answer ✔✔-Ava cannot claim her son for the earned income credit because he did
not live with her for more than half the year and does not meet the residency test.
-Head of Household filing status
-Credit for other dependents
-Education credit - answer ✔✔-David is Ava's qualifying person for which of the following? (select all
that apply)
$18,000 - answer ✔✔-What is the amount of Ellen's Standard deduction?
Both A & B (CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT, CHILD TAX CREDIT) - answer ✔✔-Which credits can
Christopher and Amanda claim on their tax return?
Mathew - answer ✔✔-Who can claim Mark and Kevin as qualifying children for earned income credit?
Both A & B (THEY SHOULD USE THE WITHHOLDING CALCULATOR, THEY SHOULD ADJUST THEIR FORM
W-4 TO INCREASE WITHHOLDING) - answer ✔✔-What actions should George and Helen take to prevent
having a balance due next year?
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT RESOLVED
ANSWERS.100%CORRECT
FALSE - answer ✔✔-Jeff may need to make a shared responsibility payment
TRUE - answer ✔✔-Linda does not need to make a shared responsibility payment because she qualifies
for an exemption under the short coverage gap criteria
FALSE, attendance at school is considered temporary absence and this time is counted as time that her
child lived with her. - answer ✔✔-Ava cannot claim her son for the earned income credit because he did
not live with her for more than half the year and does not meet the residency test.
-Head of Household filing status
-Credit for other dependents
-Education credit - answer ✔✔-David is Ava's qualifying person for which of the following? (select all
that apply)
$18,000 - answer ✔✔-What is the amount of Ellen's Standard deduction?
Both A & B (CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT, CHILD TAX CREDIT) - answer ✔✔-Which credits can
Christopher and Amanda claim on their tax return?
Mathew - answer ✔✔-Who can claim Mark and Kevin as qualifying children for earned income credit?
Both A & B (THEY SHOULD USE THE WITHHOLDING CALCULATOR, THEY SHOULD ADJUST THEIR FORM
W-4 TO INCREASE WITHHOLDING) - answer ✔✔-What actions should George and Helen take to prevent
having a balance due next year?
