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Question 31

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

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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?

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?

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

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

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.

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

Which of the following statements concerning tax credits is true?

Employees are not allowed to deduct FICA taxes they pay.

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.

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

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.

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?

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) ?

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

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?

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

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?

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