Exam 4: Individual Income Tax Overview, Exemptions, and Filing Status

William and Charlotte Collins divorced in November of year 1. William moved out and Charlotte remained in their house with their 10-month-old daughter Autumn. Diana, Charlotte's mother, lived in the home and acted as Autumn's nanny for all of year 1. William provided 70% of Autumn's support, Diana provided 20%, and Charlotte provided 10%. When the time came to file their tax returns for year 1, William, Charlotte, and Diana each wanted to claim Autumn as a dependent. Their respective AGIs for year 1 were $50,000, $35,000, and $52,000. Who has priority to claim Autumn as a dependent?

Which of the following relationships does NOT pass the relationship test for a qualifying child?

An individual may be considered as a qualifying child of her parents and a qualifying child of her grandparents in the same year.

A child who is her parents' qualifying child can claim a personal exemption for herself as long as her parents choose not to claim her as a dependent.

It is generally more advantageous from a nontax perspective for a married couple to file separately than it is for them to file jointly.

Which of the following types of income are not considered ordinary income?

Filing status determines all of the following except ___________

Anna is a qualifying child of her parents. However, she was recently married. Anna and her husband filed a joint return. If they had filed separately, Anna would have owed no taxes, though her husband would have owed just $5. Because Anna herself owed no taxes, her parents can still claim her as a dependent.

An individual may never be considered as both a qualifying relative and a qualifying child of the same taxpayer.

Tom Suzuki's tax liability for the year is $2,450. He had $2,050 of federal income taxes withheld from his paycheck during the year by his employer and has $2,000 in tax credits. What are Tom's taxes due or tax refund for the year?

Sally received $50,000 of compensation from her employer and she received $400 of interest from a corporate bond. What is the amount of Sally's gross income from these items?

For purposes of the dependency exemption qualification, the test for qualifying children includes an age restriction but the test for qualifying relative does not.

In addition to the individual income tax, individuals may be required to pay taxes imposed on tax bases other than the individual's regular taxable income.

Jamison's gross tax liability is $7,000. Jamison had $2,000 of available credits and he had $4,000 of taxes withheld by his employer. What is Jamison's taxes due (or taxes refunded) with his tax return?

In year 1, the Bennetts' 25-year-old daughter, Jane, is a full-time student at an out-of-state university but she plans to return home after the school year ends. In previous years, Jane has never worked and her parents have always been able to claim her as a dependent. In year 1, a kind neighbor offers to pay for all of Jane's educational and living expenses. Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding whether Jane's parents would be allowed to claim an exemption for Jane in year 1 assuming the neighbor pays for all of Jane's support?

If a taxpayer does not provide more than half the support of a child, that child cannot qualify as the taxpayer's qualifying child.

A taxpayer who is claimed as a dependent on another's tax return may not claim any personal or dependency exemptions on his or her tax return.

Catherine de Bourgh has one child, Anne, who is 18 years old at the end of the year. Anne lived at home for seven months during the year before leaving home to attend State University for the rest of the year. During the year, Anne earned $6,000 while working part time. Catherine provided 80 percent of Anne's support and Anne provided the rest. Which of the following statements regarding whether Anne is Catherine's qualifying child for the current year is correct?

The relationship test for qualifying relative requires the potential qualifying relative to have a family relationship with the taxpayer.

Which of the following statements regarding the difference between the requirements for a qualifying child and the requirements for a qualifying relative is false?