Income Tax Fundamentals 2020
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ISBN: 9780357391129
Author: WHITTENBURG
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 12, Problem 8MCQ
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Introduction: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a wide range of functions and responsibilities such as look after of administration of federal taxes, and to perform duties like estimating, determining, and collecting taxes in the form of revenue to the government, it also performs tax return audits and imposes penal provisions. It is the office within the revenue department. The task of the department is to provide the taxpayers with quality service by assisting them in proving knowledge content so the taxpayers understand their tax responsibility and pay taxes timely. It is important in maintaining and establishing tax laws.
To choose: The item that has the statute of limitation for 6 years.
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Indicate whether the following statements are "True" or "False" regarding the statute of limitations. a. If no return is filed or a fraudulent return is filed, assessments can be made at any time. b. If a taxpayer omits an amount of gross income in excess of 25 percent of the gross income stated on the return, the statute of limitations does not apply. c. In general, any tax that is imposed must be assessed within three years of the later of (a) the filing date of the return or (b) the unextended due date of the return. d. The statute of limitations may be extended for a fixed period of time by mutual consent of the IRS and the taxpayer.
Which of the following statements is false?
When calculating depreciation expense in the year that half-year convention property is sold, the taxpayer is
allowed a half year of depreciation expense for the year in which the property is sold
When calculating depreciation expense in the year that half-year convention property is sold, the taxpayer is
allowed a half quarter of depreciation expense for the quarter in which the property is sold
When calculating depreciation expense in the year that realty is sold, the taxpayer is allowed a half month of
depreciation expense for the month in which the property is sold
When calculating depreciation expense in the year that mid-quarter convention property is sold, the taxpayer
is allowed a half quarter of depreciation expense for the quarter in which the property is sold
Proceeds of sale of real property classified as principal residence and capital asset are exempt from the 6% capital gains tax of used to build or buy a new principal residence within 18 months from the date of sale or disposition.Gain from sale of real property classified as capital asset to the Government may be taxed under Sec. 24A or capital gains tax at the option of the individual taxpayer.
False, True
False, False
True, False
True, True
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Income Tax Fundamentals 2020
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