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Which of the following statements concerning tax credits is true?


A) The tax benefit a taxpayer receives from a credit depends on the taxpayer's marginal tax rate.
B) Refundable tax credits are limited to a taxpayer's gross tax liability.
C) Tax credits are generally more beneficial than tax deductions.
D) None of these is a true statement.

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

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If there is not enough gross tax liability to use the foreign tax credit, __________.


A) it expires unused
B) it is carried back 2 years or forward 20 years
C) it is carried back 3 years or forward 5 years
D) it is carried back 1 year or forward 10 years

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

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All else equal, a reduction in regular income tax rates would require more taxpayers to pay the alternative minimum tax.

A) True
B) False

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Quantitatively, what is the relationship between the AGI phase-out thresholds for the child tax credit?


A) Head of household/Single = Married Filing Separately = Married Filing Jointly
B) Head of household/Single < Married Filing Separately < Married Filing Jointly
C) Head of household/Single = Married Filing Separately > Married Filing Jointly
D) Head of household/Single > Married Filing Separately < Married Filing Jointly

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

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Which of the following is not true of the American opportunity credit?


A) A taxpayer with multiple eligible dependents can claim a credit for each dependent's qualifying expenses
B) The credit is available for students during their first four years of postsecondary education only
C) It is phased out based on the taxpayer's AGI
D) A taxpayer may not claim a credit unless the taxpayer pays a dependent's qualifying educational expenses

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

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Assume Georgianne underpaid her estimated tax liability by $150 in the first quarter, $500 in the second quarter, $400 in the third quarter, and $200 in the fourth quarter. Calculate her underpayment penalty for the year, assuming the federal short-term interest rate is five percent.

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The amount of expenditures eligible for the child and dependent care credit is the least of three amounts. Which of the following is not one of those amounts?


A) The total amount of child and dependent care expenditures for the year
B) $3,000 for one qualifying person or $6,000 for two or more qualifying persons
C) The dependent's earned income for the year
D) The taxpayer's earned income for the year

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

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Employees are not allowed to deduct FICA taxes they pay.

A) True
B) False

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Demeter is a single taxpayer. Her AGI in 2014 is $81,200. Demeter may claim a child tax credit for her daughter Persephone. What amount of child tax credit is Demeter entitled to claim after any applicable phase-out?

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Parents may claim a child tax credit for a dependent child who is 22 years of age at the end of the year if the child is a full-time student.

A) True
B) False

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When applying credits against a taxpayer's gross tax liability, nonrefundable personal credits are applied first, then business credits, and finally refundable personal credits.

A) True
B) False

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A marriage penalty occurs when a couple pays more taxes by filing a joint tax return than they would have paid had they filed married filing separate returns.

A) True
B) False

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Tamra and Jacob are married and they file a joint tax return. Tamra received nearly five times the salary that Jacob received. Which of the following statements is true?


A) Tamra and Jacob likely pay no tax marriage penalty nor receive a tax marriage benefit.
B) Tamra and Jacob likely pay a tax marriage penalty.
C) Tamra and Jacob likely receive a tax marriage benefit.
D) Tamra and Jacob likely will pay a tax marriage penalty and receive a tax marriage benefit.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Hera wants to reduce her income tax liability by shifting some of her income to her 10-year-old daughter (a dependent), Athena. Last year, Hera gifted corporate bonds to Athena. This year, Athena received $1,500 in interest income from the bonds. What amount of tax will Athena pay on the interest income?

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In certain circumstances a child with very little income may have their income taxed at the parents' marginal tax rate.

A) True
B) False

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The wage base for which of the following taxes is capped?


A) Federal income
B) Social Security
C) Medicare
D) Alternative minimum

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

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Which of the following could explain why large number of taxpayers are subject to (or could become subject to) AMT?


A) Regular tax rates have decreased since the AMT was enacted
B) The AMT exemption amount is indexed to increase with inflation
C) Property values are decreasing
D) The personal and dependency exemption amounts are not increasing as fast as the AMT exemption is decreasing

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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For alternative minimum tax purposes, taxpayers are allowed to deduct state income taxes but are not allowed to deduct charitable contributions.

A) True
B) False

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Jamie is single. In 2014, she reported $100,000 of taxable income, including a long-term capital gain of $5,000. What is her gross tax liability, rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount (use the tax rate schedules) ?


A) $22,576
B) $21,176
C) $20,526
D) $15,000

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

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Carolyn has an AGI of $38,000 (all from earned income) , two qualifying children, and is filing as a head of household. What amount of earned income credit is she entitled to?


A) $0
B) $1,212
C) $3,305
D) $4,248
E) $5,460

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

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