Income Tax Fundamentals, 38th Edition – Gerald E. Whittenburg, Martha Altus-Buller & Steven Gill Complete Test Bank

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,Chapter 1: The Individual Income Tax Return

1. A corporation is a reporting entity but not a tax-paying entity.
True False



2. Partnership capital gains and losses are allocated separately to each of the partners.
True False



3. Married taxpayers may double their standard deduction amount by filing separate
returns.
True False



4. An item is not included in gross income unless the tax law specifies that the item is
subject to taxation.
True False



5. For taxpayers who do not itemize deductions, the standard deduction amount is
subtracted from the taxpayer's adjusted gross income.
True False



6. A taxpayer with self-employment income of $600 must file a tax return.
True False



7. A dependent child with earned income in excess of the available standard deduction
amount must file a tax return.
True False



8. A single taxpayer, who is not blind and who is under age 65, with income of $8,750
must file a tax return.
True False

,9. Ifuautaxpayeruisudueuaurefund,uituwillubeumailedutoutheutaxpayeruregardlessuofuwhetheruh
euorusheufilesuautaxureturn.
True False



10. Taxpayersuwithuself-
employmentuincomeuofu$400uorumoreumustufileuautaxureturn.uTrue False



11. Ifuyouruspouseudiesuduringutheutaxuyearuanduyouudounoturemarry,uyouumustufileuasu
singleuforutheuyearuofudeath.
True False



12. Taxpayersuwhoudounotuqualifyuforumarried,uheaduofuhousehold,uoruqualifyinguwidowuo
ruwidowerufilingustatusumustufileuasusingle.
True False



13. Ifuanuunmarriedutaxpayerupaidumoreuthanuhalfutheucostuofukeepinguauhomeuwhichuisuthe
uprincipaluplaceuofuresidenceuofuaunephew,uwhouisunotuherudependent, usheumayuuseutheu he

aduofuhouseholdufilingustatus.
True False



14. Theumaximumuofficialuindividualuincomeutaxurateuforu2012uisu35upercent.
uTrue False




15. Allutaxpayersumayuuseutheutaxurateuscheduleutoudetermineutheirutaxuliability.
uTrue False




16. Theuheaduofuhouseholdutaxuratesuareuhigheruthanutheuratesuforuausingleutaxpayer.
uTrue False




17. Mostustatesuareucommunityupropertyustates.u
True False

, 18. Ifutaxpayersuareumarrieduandulivingutogetheruatutheuenduofutheuyear,utheyumustufileua
ujointutaxureturn.

True False



19. Autaxpayeruwhoumaintainsuauhouseholduwithuanuunmarrieduchildumayuqualifyutoufileuasu
headuofuhouseholduevenuifutheuchilduisunotutheutaxpayer'sudependent.
True False



20. Aumarriedupersonuwithuaudependentuchildumayuchooseutoufileuasuheaduofuhouseholduifuit
ureducesuhisuoruherutaxuliability.

True False



21. Autaxpayeruwhouisulivingualoneuanduisulegallyuseparatedufromuhisuoruheruspouseuunderuau
separateumaintenanceudecreeuatuyear-endushouldufileuasusingle.
True False



22. Anuindividual,uageu22,uenrolleduonuaufull-
timeubasisuatuautradeuschool,uisuconsidereduaustudentuforupurposesuofudetermininguwheth
eruaudependencyuexemptionuisupermitted.uTrue False



23. Audependencyuexemptionumayubeuclaimedubyutheusupportingutaxpayeruinutheuyearuofu
deathuofuaudependent.
True False



24. Foru2012,upersonaluandudependencyuexemptionsuareu$3,800ueach.u
True False



25. Scholarshipsureceivedubyuaustudentumayubeuexcludeduforupurposesuofutheusupportutestu
forudeterminingutheuavailabilityuofutheudependencyuexemption.
True False