GAINS, GAINS, GAINS
WHERE DO I DEDUCT THIS?
STATE TAXES
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SCHEDULE A
100

What form reports sale of investment securities?

What is Form 8949

100

Home mortgage interest

What is Schedule A?

100

What type of interest is taxable by the federal government but typically not by states?

What is Municipal bond Interest?

100

What is the difference between tax credits and tax deductions

What is a Credit allows for a dollar for dollar reduction of tax liability while deductions lower taxable income?

100

Taxpayers who elect to itemize by filing a Schedule A cannot also take what deduction?

What is the Standard deduction?

200

What personal asset can taxpayers exclude up to $500K of gain?

What is Principal Residence. Home/House?
200

Business Expenses

What is Schedule C?

200

Why do we not enter information on the State K-1 tabs for states like FL, ND, and TX?

What is because they are no income tax states?

200

Name two sources of withholdings

What are W2 and K-1? (1099Misc, Cap Gains, 1099-R/Retirement Distributions)

200

What is the AGI limitation for deducting a charitable contribution of cash?

What is 50%?

300

What makes a sale a wash sale?

What is the sale of a security at a loss followed by the repurchase of the same security, or one that's substantially identical, within 30 days of the sale.

300

Tax preparation fees for your personal returns

What is Schedule A?

300

Why are taxes paid to other states important for preparing the MA return?

What is because there is a credit for taxes paid to other jurisdictions?
300

Name two AMT adjustments

What are standard deductions, personal exemptions, SALT, Foreign taxes, Medical Expenses, Depreciation, Gain/Loss on disposition or property, Interest Expenses(mortgage interest)

300

Miscellaneous deductions are deductible If they are in excess of what threshold?

What is a 2% threshold?

400

Where are ordinary gains reported?

What is Form 4797?

400

Real estate taxes for a rental property

What is Schedule E?

400

Most MA income is taxed at 5.25%, what income is taxed at 12%?

What are Short Term Capital Gains?

400

What does Schedule H report?

What is household employment taxes?

400

What form is used to report noncash charitable contributions over $500?

What is form 8283?

500

A taxpayer has $2K of LTCG and $10K of STCL, what is the gain/loss reported on the 1040?

What it 3K STCL?.... carry forward of 5K STCL.

500

Self-employment taxes paid

What is schedule SE?

500

What state is investment income usually sourced to?

What is your resident state?
500

The “Obamacare tax” is a tax on what?

Net Investment Income Tax

500

A taxpayer has AGI of $100K and investment expenses related to municipal bond interest of $5K. What amount of the expenses are deductible?

What is Zero?

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