Basic Tax Law
Filing Basics
Taxpayer ID Numbers
Filing Status
Exemptions
100

When the IRS files a tax return for a non-filing taxpayer.

What is Substitute for Return

100

April 15, 20**

What is the filing deadline without an extension.

100

The federal agency that issues Social Security Numbers.

What is Social Security Administrastion

100

Two states that recognize common-law marriage.

What are Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, District of Columbia.

100

Two types of exemptions claimed on an individual tax return.

What personal exemptions and dependent exemptions.

200

IRC 3402 requires employers to hold tax as the money is earned.

What is Federal Withholding

200

Cash or Accrual

What is what is accounting methods.

200

The form used to obtain a SSN

What is an SS-5

200

FS3

What is Married Filing Separate.

200

Tests for a Qualifying Child.

What are Relationship, age, residency, support, joint return test.

300

Given authority to impose tax by the passage of the 16th Amendment, and wrote the Internal Revenue Code.

What is Congress

300

Form 4868

What is the form for an extension to file.

300

9XX-70-XXXX

What is an ITIN

300

Filing Status used by unmarried taxpayers who provide support for a qualifying person(s).

What is Head of Household (FS4)

300

Form 8332

What is the form of release of claim to exemption for child by custodial parent.

400

Governs the conduct of Correspondence Examination employees.

What is the Internal Revenue Manual (IRM)

400

Form 1040X

What is the form to amend the taxpayers original return.

400

XX-XXXXXXX

What is an EIN

400

Expenses considered when examining HOH.  (Answer at least one)

What is rent, mortgage, real estate taxes, insurance.

400

Tests for a Qualifying Relative

What are not a qualifying child test, member of household/relationship test, gross income test , support test.

500

This code grants the IRS the power to assess and collect tax.

What is the Internal Revenue Code.

500

Form to file for Single and Joint filers with no dependents

What is 1040EZ

500

The three parts of a Social Security Number.

What is the area number, group number, and serial number.

500

Credits the taxpayer is not entitled to as MFS (FS3).  (Answer 2)

What are Earned Income Credit, Education Credit, Student Loan Interest, Tuition and fees deduction, Adoption Credit, Child and Dependent Care Credit.

500

Taxpayer provided more than half of the total support for the entire year.

What is the support test for a qualifying relative.