Are you on Schedule?
What's My Line?
All Around the 1040
Trivial Trivia
Refund or Not?
100

This schedule is used for Profit/Loss from Farming

What is Schedule F?

100

Use this line to report wages from a W-2 Box 1.

What is Line 1a?

100

This is used to find tax on the Tax Tables.

What is Line 15 or taxable income?

100

To qualify for head of household a taxpayer must meet these 2 qualifications.

What is unmarried and has one or more dependents?

100

Mary owes $200 in taxes and had $1,000 withheld from her paychecks. Refund or not?

What is a refund?

200

This schedule is used for interest and dividends greater than $1500.

What is Schedule B?

200

This line is used to report taxable Income.

What is Line 15?

200

Interest and dividends are considered income, tax or payments.

What is reportable income?

200

Standard deduction for QSS is the same as this filing status.

What is Married Filing Jointly?

200

Joe's W-2 Box 2 shows $1600 and his 1040 line 16 is $900. Refund or not?

What is a refund? Joe will receive a refund of $700.

300

This is a schedule used by business owners.

What is Schedule C?

300

This line shows the standard deduction.

What is Line 12?

300

True or False?  Choosing the Presidential Election Campaign Fund box reduces your refund.

What is False?

300

The 2 MOST common forms that show annual earnings and federal withholding tax.

What are W-2 and Form 1099?

300

Kelly and Jim (MFJ) had $200 and $300 withheld from their pay checks.  Their tax liability is $900. Refund or Not?

What is NOT?  They owe $400.

400

This schedule is used to report Lottery winnings.

What is Schedule 1?

400

This line is used for Federal tax withheld from a W-2.

What is Line 25a?

400

AGI stands for this.

What is adjusted Gross Income?

400

The difference of these indicates a refund or if you owe taxes.

What is taxes you owe and taxes you paid?

Or Lines 24 and 33 on Form 1040.

400

Jamie has no taxes due this year because he earned less than the standard deduction.  His W-2 box 2 shows $100.  Refund or not?

What is a refund?  Jamie had $100 withheld and owes $0, so he will receive a $100 refund.

500

This schedule is used to report tips that are not recorded on a W-2.

What is Schedule 2?

500

This line is used for the amount you owe on your tax return.

What is Line 37?

500

True or False? Taxpayers over 65 receive a greater standard deduction than those under age 65.

What is True?  They receive additional standard deductions of $1,550 or $1,950, depending on filing status.

500

This is where retired individuals report their income.

What is line 5-Pensions and Annuities and line 6-Social Security benefits?

or 

What is side 1 Income section of Form 1040?

500

Mark is a business owner and is due a refund this year of $1,500.  He has delinquent student loans.  Refund or Not?

What is NO Refund?  The federal government can take his refund for payment of the student loans.