Accounting 150 - Principles of Income Taxation » Fall 2021 » Chapter 6 Quiz
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Question #1
Generally, losses from rental activities are considered to be passive activity losses.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #2
During 2020, Rebekah, a 20-year-old full-time student, earned $3,400 during the year and was not eligible to participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan. The general limit for deductible contributions during 2020 is $6,000. How much of a tax-deductible contribution can she make to an IRA?
A.
$9,400
B.
$3,400
C.
$6,000
D.
$0 (Full-time students are not allowed to participate in IRAs)
Question #3
All business expense deductions are claimed as itemized deductions.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #4
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
Question #5
All reasonable moving expenses are generally deductible.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #6
The phrase “ordinary and necessary” means that an expense must be appropriate and helpful for generating a profit.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #7
Mike paid $4,000 of interest on a qualified education loan that he used to pay for his dependent son’s college education. How much of this payment can Mike deduct as a for AGI deduction if he files married-joint and reports modified AGI of $155,000?
A.
$1,250
B.
$2,000
C.
None of the choices are correct - no deduction is allowed.
D.
$2,500
E.
$4,000
Question #8
Self-employed taxpayers can choose between claiming the employer portion of self employment taxes paid as an itemized deduction or a deduction for AGI.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #9
In general, total deductible home office expenses are limited to the gross income derived from the business minus business expenses unrelated to the home (this is net Schedule C income before home office expenses).
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #10
Self-employed taxpayers can deduct for AGI the cost of health insurance as long as they are not eligible to participate in their spouses’ employer-provided health plan.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #11
Which of the following is a true statement?
A.
To deduct expenses associated with any profit motivated activity taxpayers must maintain a high level of involvement or effort in the activity throughout the entire tax year.
B.
Congress allows self-employed taxpayers to deduct the employer portion of their self-employment tax for AGI.
C.
All of the choices are true.
D.
Rental expenses are deducted for AGI but all other business expenses must be itemized.
E.
Business activities cannot require a relatively high level of involvement or effort from the taxpayer.
Question #12
How is depreciation expense on a residence with significant rental use (vacation home) allocated to rental use?
A.
Depreciation expense × (number of rental days/number of personal days).
B.
Depreciation expense × [number of rental days/(number of rental days + number of personal use days)].
C.
Depreciation expense × (number of rental days/365).
D.
None of the choices are correct.
Question #13
Ben is employed as a carpenter and his wife, Marilyn is a self-employed consultant. Besides Ben’s salary, Ben and Marilyn own a condominium that they only rent to tourists. This year they paid $2,200 for utilities in the condo. Marilyn also paid self-employment tax of $4,200 and Ben had $3,000 of Social Security taxes withheld from his pay. Which of the following is a true statement?
A.
One-half of Ben’s social security tax is deductible for AGI.
B.
None of Marilyn's self-employment tax is deductible
C.
None of the choices are true.
D.
Only the $2,200 utility bill is deductible for AGI.
E.
The cost of the utilities is deductible for AGI.
Question #14
Which of the following is a true statement?
A.
The deduction for interest on educational loan is claimed as an itemized deduction.
B.
All of the choices are false.
C.
The deduction for the employer portion of self employment taxes is subject to a phase-out limitation.
D.
Taxpayers are allowed to deduct reasonable moving if the expenses are not reimbursed by their employers.
E.
The deduction for interest on educational loans is subject to a phase-out limitation.
Question #15
A.
$0 income tax; $0 early distribution penalty
B.
$2,200 income tax; $0 early distribution penalty
C.
$2,200 income tax; $100 early distribution penalty
D.
$2,200 income tax; $1,000 early distribution penalty
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