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Tom,from Nebraska,and Jill,from Missouri,recently got married.To earn a decent return on all their wedding gifts,they decide to invest in some municipal bonds issued by the state of Missouri.Assuming they both qualify as Missouri residents,the bond interest Tom and Jill earn will be subject to the following taxes:


A) federal income taxes only
B) federal and Missouri state income taxes
C) Missouri state income taxes only
D) Nebraska state income taxes only
E) None of these

F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

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To qualify under the passive activity rental real estate exception,the taxpayer must (1) own at least 15 percent of the property and (2) participate in the process of making management decisions.

A) True
B) False

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A loss from a passive activity is fully deductible as long as the taxpayer has sufficient tax basis in the activity.

A) True
B) False

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An investment's time horizon does not affect after-tax rates of return on investments taxed annually.

A) True
B) False

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Maximum yearly contributions per beneficiary to Coverdell Savings Accounts are limited to:


A) $1,500
B) $2,000
C) $5,000
D) No limit on amount you contribute yearly
E) None of these

F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

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Long-term capital gains can be taxed at a maximum rate of:


A) 20 percent
B) 25 percent
C) 28 percent
D) Both 20 percent and 28 percent
E) All of these.

F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

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Describe the three main loss limitations that taxpayers must overcome before deducting losses allocated to them from a specific activity.

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Tax basis - limits the amount of deducti...

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A taxpayer's at-risk amount in an activity is increased by:


A) a reduction in the amount of debt related to the activity that the taxpayer is responsible for paying
B) cash contributions to the activity
C) cash distributions from the activity
D) a reduction in the amount of debt related to the activity that the taxpayer is responsible for paying and cash contributions to the activity
E) a reduction in the amount of debt related to the activity that the taxpayer is responsible for paying and cash distributions from the activity

F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

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When a bond is purchased in the secondary bond market at a discount,the amount of discount treated as interest income when the bond is sold prior to maturity is the:


A) market premium
B) market discount
C) accrued market premium
D) accrued market discount
E) None of these

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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Nondeductible investment expenses (other than investment interest expenses) are carried forward indefinitely.

A) True
B) False

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On the sale of a passive activity,any suspended losses cannot be used to offset income from:


A) active business income
B) capital gains
C) interest income
D) wages and tips
E) None of these

F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Taxpayers may make an election to include long-term capital gains and qualified dividends in net investment income and deduct more investment interest expense currently if they are willing to subject these sources of income to ordinary tax rates.

A) True
B) False

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Interest earned on U.S.savings bonds is interest received at sale or maturity but must be taxed annually.Taxpayers may recognize interest income when they redeem the bonds or may elect to include the increase in bond redemption value in income each year.

A) True
B) False

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What is the tax treatment for qualified small business stock acquired in 2013 and held for more than five years and what is the tax treatment if held for less than five years?

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Qualified business stock is considered a...

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Phil and Emily Brooks have three sons,Jason,16,Tom,12,and Adam,10.They create a Colorado 529 plan for each of their sons by investing $10,000 in three different plans.Each of these investments yields a constant return of 6.5 percent.When they turned 18,Jason and Adam withdrew the funds in their 529 plans and used the money for higher education expenses while Tom withdrew the funds in his 529 plan to start a new business.Assuming that each of the sons have a 15 percent marginal tax rate when they turn 18,how much money will each of the three boys have after paying all applicable taxes due? (Round all interim and final calculations to the nearest whole number)

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Jason will have $11,...

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When considering tax-favored investments,taxpayers must not only look at explicit taxes but also implicit taxes to properly compare them with other less favorably taxed investments.Generally speaking,how do explicit and implicit taxes affect the investment decisions of high and low marginal rate taxpayers?

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High marginal taxpayers tend to seek mor...

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Generally,which of the following does not correctly categorize the type of income?


A) rental real estate - passive income/loss
B) salary - active income/loss
C) dividends - portfolio income/loss
D) capital losses - passive income/loss
E) All of these

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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All life insurance proceeds given to the beneficiary at the time of death of the insured are excluded from gross income.

A) True
B) False

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The investment interest expense deduction is limited to the amount of net investment income for the year.

A) True
B) False

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What is the correct order of the loss limitation rules?


A) tax basis,at-risk amount,passive loss limits
B) at-risk amount,tax basis,passive loss limits
C) passive loss limits,at-risk amount,tax basis
D) tax basis,passive loss limits,at-risk amount
E) passive loss limits,tax basis,at-risk amount

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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