Chapter 16

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Chapter 16 of ACT330 from CSU - Samelson
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Question 1

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Reorganization is a non taxable exchange
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  • True
  • False

Question 2

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Which of the following is false regarding annuities?
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  • They are misleading, as they do not adjust for inflation
  • Premiums that you pay will equal your basis, so this part is recovered tax-free
  • Annuities are more beneficial for the buyers than for the insurance company

Question 3

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If you pay $400k in annuity premiums, but you'll live long enough to use 720k worth, how much of each dollar of annuity payment must you pay tax on?
Answer
  • 400/720
  • 720/400

Question 4

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of US EE savings bonds?
Answer
  • You pay for half
  • They accrue interest, on which you continually pay tax
  • All accrued interest is taxable at once
  • They stop paying interest after 30 years

Question 5

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Only net profit (rents minus operating and maintenance expenses) are included in the AGI of an owner of rental real estate.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Which of the following is true about rental real estate?
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  • Rental real estate is a 1231 asset
  • Buildings are depreciated using MACRS with either 27.5 or 39 year recover periods
  • Depreciation allows owners to recover their investments in buildings
  • Rental real estate is never subject to Medicare contribution tax

Question 7

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A passive activity occurs when someone owns interest in a business and materially participates in the business, but they are not concerned about whether they make a profit.
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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Which of the following people would definitely be able to take a deduction of $5k for their passive activity loss?
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  • Sandra had a regular business loss of $10k in the same year.
  • Billy had a regular business loss of $4k in that same year and no passive activity income
  • Lola had $5k of passive activity income

Question 9

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Hotels do not count as passive activity rental properties.
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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Whom of the following would be eligible for the special $25k passive activity loss deduction?
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  • Nancy, who makes $150k/year
  • Zach, who makes $600k/year

Question 11

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Which of the following is an acceptable way to "cut one's losses" from a passive activity?
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  • Get out the business and sell
  • Get involved in another passive activity, make a profit,and deduct the passive loss from your previous activity

Question 12

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Jill is single and has a net investment income of $125k and an AGI of $300k. How much will her income Medicare contribution tax be?
Answer
  • $4,651, or 3.8% of her net investment income
  • $11,400, or 3.8% of her AGI.
  • $3,800, or 3.8% of the excess of her AGI over the threshold of $200k

Question 13

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There are four basic kinds of transfer taxes.
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  • True
  • False

Question 14

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A person has to be alive to transfer something subject to gift tax.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 15

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Which of the following gifts are not taxable?
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  • Denny gives his convertible to his wife, friend Morton.
  • Felicia pays for her niece's chemotherapy treatments.
  • Wally gives loses his prize race horse in a bet.

Question 16

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Which of the following are eligible for a tax exclusion (given that none of the following people are related or married?
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  • Tim gives Theresa a diamond ring worth $6k
  • Kimberly gives Kate a set of pots worth $300
  • Dana gives Lorraine a cooking lesson and pays for $30 of groceries
  • Lorraine gives Kyle plane tickets worth $20k so he can travel the world

Question 17

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You don't actually pay the tax on gift items until the lifetime transfer tax exclusion is reached. This is $5M, indexed each year for inflation. After this threshold is reached, the tax rate is 40%
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 18

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Which of the following estates won't have to pay tax?
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  • Betty leaves all her money to her son Tim
  • Ramona leaves all her money to her husband Levi
  • Janelle leaves all her money to Boys and Girls Club
  • Tom leaves all his money to his mistress Crystal

Question 19

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If Karla inherits a house worth $1M from her mother Bella, she will have to include it in her income for that year.
Answer
  • True
  • False
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