Income Tax Fundamentals 2020
38th Edition
ISBN: 9780357391129
Author: WHITTENBURG
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 12, Problem 1P
Indicate which of the following statements are true or false:
________The IRS is a division of the Treasury Department.
________The IRS has four major divisions.
________The IRS local offices process most individual tax returns.
________IRS Campus Processing Sites are the locations that taxpayers should call to obtain tax information.
________Taxpayers should have their CPAs keep their tax records to prevent the IRS from being able to summon their records.
________Most IRS audits are conducted through the mail.
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1. Internet users can go to http://www.irs.gov/ and:
a.Use a search function to find forms and publications.
b.Find links to other useful IRS pages.
c.Download tax forms and publications.
d.All of these choices are correct.
2. Electronically filed tax returns:
a.Have error rates similar to paper returns.
b.Offer faster refunds than paper returns.
c.May not be transmitted from a taxpayer's home computer.
d.Constitute less than 50 percent of the returns filed with the IRS.
3. John, age 25, is a full-time student at a state university. John lives with his unmarried sister, Ann, who provides over half of his support. His only income is $4,400 of wages from a part-time job at the college book store. What is Ann's filing status for 2021?
a.Married, filing separately
b.Head of household
c.Qualifying widow(er)
d.Single
e.None of these choices are correct.
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Income Tax Fundamentals 2020
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