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The cash method of accounting requires taxpayers to recognize income only when income is received as cash.

A) True
B) False

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Andres has received the following benefits this year. Andres has received the following benefits this year.    Besides these benefits Andres missed work for two months due to an illness. During his illness Andres received $6,500 in sick pay from a disability insurance policy. Assume Andres has disability insurance provided by his employer as a nontaxable fringe benefit. What amount, if any, must Andres include in gross income this year? Besides these benefits Andres missed work for two months due to an illness. During his illness Andres received $6,500 in sick pay from a disability insurance policy. Assume Andres has disability insurance provided by his employer as a nontaxable fringe benefit. What amount, if any, must Andres include in gross income this year?

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$115,920 = $92,000 + $15,000 +...

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Rhett made his annual gambling trip to Uwin Casino. On this trip Rhett won $250 at the slots and $1,200 at poker. Also this year, Rhett made several trips to the racetrack, but he lost $700 on his various wagers. What amount must Rhett include in his gross income?


A) $1,450
B) $1,200
C) $750
D) $250
E) Zero - gambling winnings are not included in gross income

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

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The assignment of income doctrine requires that in order to shift income from the property producing the income to another person, the taxpayer must transfer only the income to the other person.

A) True
B) False

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Blake is a limited partner in Kling-On Partners. This year Kling-On reported that Blake's share of dividend income was $3,700 and his share of municipal interest was $2,750. Early this year Blake found a bundle of $100 bills in the alley outside his apartment. When no one claimed the money, the cash (a total of $2,400) was returned to Blake. Finally, Blake earned salary of $42,000 but almost $6,500 was withheld for income taxes and FICA tax. Compute Blake's realized income and gross income.

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$3,700 + $2,750 + $2,400 + $42...

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Rental income generated by a partnership is reported by the partners as dividend income on their own individual tax returns.

A) True
B) False

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Recognized income may be in the form of cash or property received (but not services received).

A) True
B) False

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Interest earned on a city of Denver bond is excluded from gross income (for federal tax purposes).

A) True
B) False

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Henry works part-time on auto repairs and restoration projects. This year Henry was paid $5,400 for repairs he made to his neighbor's auto. Henry's neighbor promised to pay Henry another $2,200 in cash next year. Henry's brother borrowed $4,100 in cash in December of this year and gave him a negotiable promissory note for $4,300 due in three months with interest. Henry sold the note in January of next year for $3,500. Finally, Henry restored a car for the football coach. The coach paid him this year with a pass to next year's football games. The pass is worth $750. Compute Henry's gross income for this tax year assuming that he uses the cash basis of accounting.

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$5,400 + $750 = $6,150
Gross i...

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An employee may exclude up to a 40 percent employer-provided discount on services received by the employee.

A) True
B) False

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Gambling winnings are included in gross income only to the extent that the winnings exceed gambling losses incurred during the same period.

A) True
B) False

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Taxpayers meeting certain home ownership and use requirements can permanently exclude up to $1,000,000 of realized gain on the sale of their principal residence.

A) True
B) False

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Gross income includes all income realized during the year.

A) True
B) False

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Bart, a single taxpayer, has recently retired. This year, he received $24,000 in pension payments and $5,000 of social security payments. What amount must Bart include in his gross income for the social security payments?


A) $4,250
B) $2,500
C) $1,500
D) $750
E) Zero

F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

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Which of the following is a true statement about the first payment received from a purchased annuity?


A) The payment is included in gross income.
B) A portion of the payment is a return of capital.
C) The payment can only be taxed in the year after the annuity was purchased.
D) The payment is not taxed until the annuity payments cease altogether.
E) None of these is a true statement.

F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

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Unemployment benefits are excluded from gross income.

A) True
B) False

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Wilma has a $25,000 certificate of deposit (CD) at the local bank. The interest on this certificate, $1,000, was credited to her account this year but she must pay an early withdrawal penalty if she cashes in the CD before next year. Which of the following is a true statement?


A) Wilma must include the $1,000 of interest in her income this year.
B) Wilma must include the $1,000 of interest in her income when she cashes the CD.
C) Wilma must include the $1,000 of interest in her income this year only if the bank waives the early withdrawal penalty.
D) Wilma must include the $1,000 of interest in her income next year if she does not pay the early withdrawal penalty.
E) All of the choices are correct.

F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

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This fall Angelina, age 35, plans to attend college. To fund her tuition she cashed in Series EE savings bonds with a redemption value of $24,000 and an original cost of $16,800. Angelina plans on spending $7,200 of the proceeds to pay tuition. The redemption proceeds are Angelina's only source of income. What amount of interest must Angelina include in gross income this year?

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$5,040
Angelina has realized interest of...

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Hank is a U.S. citizen and is doing a three to six-year assignment as a sales executive in Paris for a French company, which began this year. Hank earned $109,500 working for the French company this year but only lived in France for 180 days (out of 365 days) . He will live full-time in France next year. What amount of Hank's $109,500 salary this year will he be allowed to exclude from gross income in the U.S. (rounded to the nearest one-hundred dollars) ?


A) Hank can exclude his entire salary because he worked more than 330 days overseas
B) $102,000.
C) $51,200
D) $103,900.
E) None of his salary can be excluded from gross income because Hank must reside overseas for the entire year.

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

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Which of the following statements about alimony payments is true for divorce agreements executed before 2019?


A) To qualify as alimony, payments must be made in cash.
B) Alimony payments are includible in the gross income of the recipient.
C) To qualify as alimony, payments cannot continue after the death of the recipient.
D) To qualify as alimony, payments must be made under a written agreement or divorce decree that does not designate the payments as "nonalimony" or child support.
E) All of the choices are correct.

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

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