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Block 02
Wages, Income, and Taxes
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Accounting
Undergraduate 1
09/16/2011

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Term
What is Gross Income?
Definition
Gross Income is all world-wide income from whatever source derived, unless specifically excluded from taxation by law. It includes income from money, property or services.
Term
Give examples of Earned Income.
Definition
Wages - Commissions - Tips - Farming - Business
Term
Are disability retirement benefits considered earned income? Yes or No
Definition
Yes
Term
Is military disability pension considered earned income?
Definition
No
Term
Examples of Unearned Income are...
Definition
Interest, dividends, rents, royalties from owning property - pensions - alimony - unemployment compensation - income that is not from performing services
Term
Which one of these types of income is excluded from Gross Income? Federal income tax refund or income from life insurance
Definition
Federal income tax refund
Term
Name the five basic individual tax forms.
Definition
Form 1040EZ - Form 1040A - Form 1040 - Form 1040NR - Form 1040PR
Term
Bubba Taxpayer has no dependents. Can he file his tax return on Form 1040EZ?
Definition
Yes
Term
Honey Taxpayer needs to itemize this year. Can she file her tax return on Form 1040A?
Definition
No
Term
If the taxpayer's AGI (Adjusted Gross Income) is $35,751.89, the amount the tax preparer would enter is $35,751. Yes or No
Definition
No. It would be entered as $35,752.
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Mr. Pizzaman fed his employees while they worked an extra shift once a month. Since the employees didn't have to pay for their lunch on those days, do they have to include this as Wages on their tax form? Yes or No
Definition
No
Term
Name the form the employer gives to the employee as a statement of his or her wages and taxes.
Definition
Form W-2
Term
In the State of GA, is a taxpayer required to attach a copy of Form W-2 to his or her state tax return?
Definition
Yes
Term
If Bubba Taxpayer leaves Company A on January 31 and works the remaining 11 months for Company B, he will only get a W-2 from Company B. Yes or No
Definition
No. He should get one from each company he worked for during the tax year being reported.
Term
If box 12a on Form W-2 has the code D in it, what does that represent?
Definition
It indicates the taxpayer has an active 401K.
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