Individual Tax Issues

Practice Questions

CPA Regulation (REG) › Individual Tax Issues

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The credit for prior year AMT liability may be carried:

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A 22-year-old full-time student earned $11,000 in salary and received $9,000 in interest from corporate bonds. The bonds were a gift from the student's grandparents. The student's parents pay more than half of the student's support, including $25,000 in tuition. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the student's current-year income tax?

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June earned $400,000 in his business during the current year, and her husband Steve received investment income of $20,000. June provides more than half of the support for her 50-year-old widowed brother, who lives with June and earned $44,000 in salary. June also provides full support for her children, an 18-year-old daughter and a 20-year-old son, who is a full-time college student. The family employs a live-in housekeeper and a live-in butler to assist them with their residence. Both the housekeeper and butler provided all of their own support. How many people qualify as either a qualifying child or qualifying relative for June?

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In which of the following scenarios would the head of household filing status be available to the taxpayer?

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Under a divorce settlement, Joan transferred her 50% ownership of their personal residence to Jim. The joint basis of the residence was $200,000. At the time of the transfer, the property’s fair market value was $300,000. What was Joan’s recognized gain and Jim’s basis for the residence?

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The credit for prior year AMT liability may be carried:

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June earned $400,000 in his business during the current year, and her husband Steve received investment income of $20,000. June provides more than half of the support for her 50-year-old widowed brother, who lives with June and earned $44,000 in salary. June also provides full support for her children, an 18-year-old daughter and a 20-year-old son, who is a full-time college student. The family employs a live-in housekeeper and a live-in butler to assist them with their residence. Both the housekeeper and butler provided all of their own support. How many people qualify as either a qualifying child or qualifying relative for June?

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In which of the following scenarios would the head of household filing status be available to the taxpayer?

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Parker was employed for part of the year. Parker received $35,000 of wages, $6,400 from a state unemployment compensation plan, and $2,000 from her former employer’s company paid supplemental unemployment benefit plan. What is the amount of Parker’s gross income?

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The credit for prior year AMT liability may be carried:

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