Retirement Incomes
Capital Gains and Losses
Other Income
Adjustments to Income
Standard Deduction vs. Itemized Deductions
100

The form used to report exceptions to the 10% penalty for taking a withdrawal from an IRA prior to age 59 1/2.

What is a Form 5329?

100

Tax form used to report Capital Gains or losses on a tax return.

What is a Schedule D?

100

Gambling Winnings are usually reported by Lotteries or Cassinos on this form

What is a Form W-2 G?

100

Payments to this type of retirement account are often reported as an Adjustment to Income of a working taxpayer

What is a Traditional IRA?

100

The 2024 Standard Deduction for a Married Filing Jointly tax return.....not counting Blind or Over 65.

What is $29,200?

200

This tax form is received by people receiving RMDs and other distributions from retirement programs.

What is a Form 1099-R?

200

The amount of gain that a a MFJ taxpayer may usually exclude from income on the sale of a qualifying personal residence.

What is up to $500,000?

200

For Tax Aide, Gambling Losses can only be reported on this form

What is a Miscellaneous  Itemized Deduction on Schedule A?

200

Payment into this type of retirement account are not deductible and amounts taken out are generally not taxable.

What is a Roth IRA?

200

The 2024 additional per person Standard Deduction for over 65 or blind.

What is $1,550 for MFJ, MFS, or QSS.....or $1,950 for HoH or S?

300

Tool used to calculate the non-taxable portion of a pension if the taxpayer made after-tax contributions to the plan.

What is the Simplified Method Tool?    (Also known as a Bogart or CRT Tool)

300

Gain or loss on a capital asset held for more than one year.

What is a long-term capital gain or loss?

300

Alimony that is not taxable or deductible to either former spouse.

What is Alimony related to a post-2018 divorce?

300

An employee with a high deductible health plan may set aside pre-tax money for health costs with this type of account

What is a Health Savings Account (HSA)?

300

The maximum amount of State and Local Taxes that can be deducted on a Schedule A.

What is $10,000?

400

This form is used to report the non-taxable portion of an IRA distribution when the taxpayer made non-deductible contributions to the IRA.

What is a Form 8606?

400

The maximum amount of net capital losses that can be claimed in any year.

What is up to $3,000 per year?   

The remainder may be carried over to the following years.

400

Payments by a divorced or separated parent to the other parent to offset the costs of raising a child that are never deductible

What is Child Support?

400

Qualified Teachers (K-12 and over 900 hours) may deduct this amount of qualifying expenses.

What is $300 in qualified Educator Expenses?

400

The amount of Medical Expense that can be claimed on a Schedule A.

What is Qualified Medical Expenses in excess of 7.5% of AGI?

500

A common means for a generous taxpayer to reduce the taxable portion of an RMD.

What is a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from an IRA?

500

Where information relating to Capital Gains or losses is usually provided to the taxpayer.

What is on a broker's year-end tax statement or a 1099-B?

500

Income that is reported on a Form 1099-C

What is Cancellation of Debt?

500

Deductible Student loan interest appears on this form.

What is form 1098-E?

500

Sales tax for these purchases may be added to the sales tax amount from the IRS Tables on Schedule A (within the $10,000 limitation)

What is Sales Tax on Motor Vehicles, Watercraft, Aircraft, and building materials for home construction or remodeling (if sales tax is identified separately)?