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Which of the following is not a barrier to income shifting among family members?

A) The assignment of income doctrine
B) Net unearned income for children 18 and younger taxed at parents' marginal tax rates
C) Elimination of preferential tax rates (on dividends and long-term capital gains) for dependents
D) Two of these

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Question 72

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The American opportunity credit is available only for those students who are in their first or second year of postsecondary education.

A) True
B) False

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All else equal, taxpayers are more likely to be classified as employees rather than independent contractors if they are allowed to determine their own working hours and work without frequent oversight.

The earned income credit is sometimes referred to as a negative income tax.

Linda is a qualifying widow in 2014. In 2014, she reported $75,000 of taxable income (all ordinary) . What is her gross tax liability using the tax rate schedules?

Which of the following is not true of the lifetime learning credit?

For taxpayers who receive both salary as an employee and self-employment income as an independent contractor in the same year, which of the following statements regarding FICA and self-employment taxes is most accurate?

The child and dependent care credit entitles qualifying taxpayers to a credit equal to the full amount of qualified expenses.

Which of the following items is not added back to regular taxable income in computing alternative minimum taxable income?

Which of the following statements regarding the earned income credit is true?

The lifetime learning credit can be used toward the cost of any course of instruction to acquire or improve a taxpayer's job skills, no matter the age of the taxpayer.

If a married couple has one primary breadwinner, filing a joint return will likely result in a marriage penalty.

Candace is claimed as a dependent on her parent's tax return. Her parents' ordinary income marginal tax rate is 33%. In 2014, Candace received $5,000 of interest income from corporate bonds she obtained several years ago. This is her only source of income. She is 15 years old at year end. What is her gross tax liability?

Generally, income from an active trade or business is subject to the 3.8% Net Investment Income tax.

The AMT exemption amount is phased-out for high income taxpayers.

Why would a taxpayer file a tax return if not required to do so?

Baker earned $225,000 of salary as an employee in 2014. How much should his employer have withheld from his paycheck for FICA taxes (rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount) ?

During 2014, Montoya (age 15) received $2,200 from a corporate bond. He also received $600 from a savings account established for him by his parents. Montoya lives with his parents and he is their dependent. What is Montoya's taxable income?

Miley, a single taxpayer, plans on reporting $27,900 of taxable income this year (all of her income is from a part-time job) . She is considering applying for a second part-time job that would give her an additional $10,000 of taxable income. By how much will the income from the second job increase her tax liability (use the tax rate schedules) ?

If an employer withholds taxes from an employee, in general, when are these taxes treated as paid to the IRS?