Tax Credits
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100

This credit is 20% of the first $10,000 in education expenses.

 What is the Lifetime Learning Credit?

100

What is the MACRS life of a residential rental?

What is 27.5 years?

100

True or False: According to BCS standard, all 1099s must be entered in ProSystems and linked to a Sch. C.

 What is False: As long as 1099s are greater than bus. Income, pass entering the 1099s.

100

This is the number of years I should depreciate a cow that is held for breeding, and not bonused/179'd.

What is 5?

100

The percent of AGI that must be crossed to deduct the medical expenses keeping Grandma alive.

What is 7.5?

200

This credit is based on the earned income of low to moderate income households.

What is the Earned Income Credit?

200

A rental house that is sold is subject to what depreciation recapture code section?  

What is Section 1250?

200

The simplified home office deduction method enables a deduction of $5/sq ft on up to how many feet in your home?  

What is 300?

200

This happens if I sell my car and collect at least one payment in a different tax year.

What is an installment sale?

200

For these two items, up to $10,000 is the deductible max.

What is state and local tax?

300

You may elect not to File Form 1116 when claiming this credit if your credit amount is under $600 (MFJ).  

What is the Foreign Tax Credit?

300

These the three levels that must be "cleared" to take a loss on a partnership.

What are Passive, Basis, and At-Risk?

300

A business owner may include these people on his Self Employed Health Insurance Deduction.  

Who are the self employed owner and dependents?

300

The form I need to get from my boss at Burger Palace so I can file my tax refund.

What is a W-2?

300

TCJA gave this item a $250,000 principal reduction.

What is the home mortgage interest deduction?

400

Room and Board count as an expense to exclude this type of tuition distribution from income.  

What is the 529 plan?

400

On an S-Corp, this "secondary" basis is considered when taking a loss.  

What is debt basis?

400

Self Employment Tax does not apply to individuals beneath this S/E income threshold.  

What is $400?

400

The form I'm supposed to use to report these crypto transactions, even though I wish I could just stick it to the man.

What is Schedule D?

400

This Form must be attached if a noncash gift of over $500 is given to charity.

What is Form 8283?

500

Rick received a full-ride basketball scholarship.  Of the $24,000, $5,000 is for books, $12,000 for tuition, and $7,000 for room and board.  How much is taxable income?  

What is $7,000?

500

If Rick worked in a business for 599 hours, had a loss of $5,000 but had interest income of $2,000, does he clear the passive hurdle?  

What is yes?

500

A business owner who used actual expenses in the auto's first year may use this method in year two.  

What are actual expenses?

500

The document your firm sent me in the mail that I used to journal the past year of my financial journey (or ignored altogether).

What is the tax organizer?

500

This Form may be attached if your house was destroyed in a federally declared disaster by the seashore.

What is Form 4684?