Chapter 07
Individual Income Tax Computation and Tax Credits
True / False Questions 1.
Both the width (or range) of the tax brackets (the amount of income taxed at a particular rate) in the tax rate schedules and the range of the tax rates in the tax rate schedules (the difference between the lowest tax rate and the highest tax rate) vary by filing status. True False 2.
The tax rate schedules are set up to tax lower levels of income at higher tax rates than higher levels of income. True False 3.
Tax rate schedules are provided for use by (relatively) higher income taxpayers while the tax tables are provided for use by (relatively) lower income taxpayers. True False 4.
If a married couple has one primary
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Employees are not allowed to deduct FICA taxes they pay. True False 29.
Employees are allowed to deduct a portion of the FICA taxes they pay. True False 30.
Katlyn reported $300 of net income from her sole proprietorship. She is not required to pay self-employment tax. True False 31.
All else equal, taxpayers are more likely to be classified as employees rather than independent contractors if they are allowed to determine their own working hours and work without frequent oversight. True False 32.
Tax credits reduce a taxpayer's taxable income dollar for dollar. True False 33.
The child tax credit is subject to phase-out based on the taxpayer's AGI. True False 34.
Parents may claim a child tax credit for a dependent child who is 22 years of age at the end of the year if the child is a full-time student. True False 35.
Parents may claim a child and dependent care credit for expenses incurred in providing for their dependents while the parents work as long as the children are over age 14 and under age 20 at year end. True False 36.
John and Sally pay Janet (Sally's older sister) to watch John and Sally's child Dexter during the day. Janet cares for Dexter in her home. John and Sally may claim a child and dependent care credit based on the amount they pay Janet to care for Dexter. True False 37.
The child and dependent care credit entitles qualifying taxpayers to a credit equal to the full amount of
As part of the Childcare Act 2006 and Every Child Matters every 3-4 year old is entitled to receive free part time education for 15 hours per week for 38 weeks a year. At this time government funding was made available to ensure that every child gets 2 years free education before school age.
Under Family Code Section 3900, the legislation states that the father and mother of a minor child have an equal responsibility to support their child in the manner suitable to the child’s circumstances as well as the parent’s circumstances and station in life. Family Code 3901(a) followed by Section 3900 that the duty of support of a parent continues to unmarried child who has reached the age of 18 years, is a full-time high school student, and who is not self-supporting, until the time the child
3. The 10 year old is classified as a qualifying child and can be claimed as a dependent because they under 19 years of age and lived with the parents for the full year
The other option afforded to the Ouray’s is to file separately as a married couple. Filing separately can be advantages under special circumstances. However, if the couple was to file separately, there are several restrictions. First being, that if one spouse cannot demonstrate more than one-half of a child’s support is provided by them, a multiple-support agreement must be filed. Next, if one taxpayer itemizes their deductions they must both take itemized deduction and same goes if one person takes a standard deduction, the other must as well. If filing status was to be separate, neither spouse can claim the earned income credit and the credit for child and dependent care expenses. Next, no deduction is allowed for the interest paid on educations loans, and only $1,500 of excess capital losses can be claimed by each person.
If your parents claim you as a dependent, then you have to fill out the attached worksheet that helps to figure out exactly what your deduction will be for line 5.
The Children’s Bureau has worked hard over the years to instill change in the way people can receive assistance and which individuals qualify to receive assistance. It has also impacted various legislations that have been put into place. Some of the better known pieces of legislation that the Children’s
Dependent child coverage to age 26 is that the Affordable Care Act requires plans and issuers which offer dependent child coverage to make the coverage available until a child reaches the age of 26. Also, both married and unmarried children are included in this coverage. This extension will benefit for children as well
Another rule is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. David Walsh writes, “This law is intended to ensure that most Americans will have adequate health insurance coverage. The law includes a number of measures aimed at reining in the cost of health care.” (Walsh, 2013-2016, pg. 483) Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, it states, “Health plans that offer family coverage are required to cover dependent children until they reach the age of 26.” (Walsh, 2013-2016, pg.
The NJCK program assists parents with childcare for infants, toddlers, preschool age children, school age children up to the age of thirteen (13), for children with special needs until the age nineteen (19). The child care subsidy through the NJCK program will assist parent(s) who is working a minimum of 30 hours or more or going to school fulltime with 12 credits a semester or in a 20-hour training program or a combination of both (working part-time/school part-time). The D.O.E. Wraparound program (Former Abbott) assist in paying before and aftercare for families residing in West New York, Harrison, Hoboken, Union City and Jersey City.
The child benefits policy currently allocates £20.30 for the eldest child and £13.40 for any additional child. When this is added to the consumption function which is adjusted to the current income tax system, the function looks as follows;
For all of you single mothers who pay someone to watch a child or multiple, you can get up to $3,000 per child each year in tax deductions, which is known as Child Care Credit and/or Child and Dependant Care Expenses. In order for single mothers to take advantage of this tax credit for single mothers they must have worked and earned income as well as when filling out an income tax return mothers must write the tax ID number of their person who is providing childcare for their children. Children who are receiving childcare must be 13 years of age or younger in order for single mothers to qualify for tax credits.
Standard deductions are characterized by the United States tax laws as the dollar amounts subtracted by non-itemizers from own income as per their tax filing statuses. With respect to federal taxes, the standard deductions are claimable by citizens of the U.S. along with aliens resident in the country. The aliens and citizens may be household heads, married persons, or single individuals. Generally, the deductions increase in each succeeding year. Very limited cadres of nonresident aliens within the US enjoy the deductions. Such cadres include F1 visa-holding Indian students in the U.S. Blind persons and those past their 65th birthday are eligible for extra standard deductions amounts. Notably, the deductions are not the same as individual,
A one bracket tax system just wouldn’t work; the need for a seven tax bracket system is evident, because not everyone has the same income as the other. The progressive tax system requires those who earn more money to pay more taxes so no one has it better than the other. If a person is making $100,000 and another is making $30,000, it would be harder for the person whose salary is lower because he or she would have trouble paying for the taxes, and in result have less money to support themself. However, with the seven bracket system there is a 25% tax rate on the person making $40,000 and about a 33% tax rate on the person making $400,000, which seems fairer and makes more economical sense. If there was just one tax bracket, the rich would
The statutory minimum age for employment of children is 15 years, although children between the ages of 13 and 15 years may work in certain jobs outside of school hours. The law restricts employment of those under the age of 18, for example, by prohibiting night shift or overtime work.
There are different methods countries use when it comes to deciding income tax rates. In the majority of cases income tax for individuals follows a progressive tax scale. This means that those who earn more often pay more in proportion to those earning less. Most countries use income tax for basic government funds such as healthcare, education and infrastructure.