{"id":131472,"date":"2024-01-14T21:14:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T21:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=131472"},"modified":"2024-01-14T21:14:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T21:14:57","slug":"hr-block-income-tax-midterm-exam-latest-2024-2025-update-questions-and-verified-answers-100-correct-grade-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/14\/hr-block-income-tax-midterm-exam-latest-2024-2025-update-questions-and-verified-answers-100-correct-grade-a\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Block Income Tax Midterm Exam (Latest 2024\/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>HR Block Income Tax Midterm Exam (Latest 2024\/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H &amp; R Block Income Tax Midterm Exam<br>(Latest 2024\/ 2025 Update) Questions and<br>Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A<br>Q: Which of the following is not one of the four requirements to claim a dependent? D<br>Answer:<br>a) The dependent must be a qualifying child or qualifying relative.<br>b) The dependent must be a U.S. citizen or a resident of the United States, Canada, or Mexico.<br>c) If the dependent is married, they cannot be claimed as a dependent if they file a joint return<br>with their spouse.<br>d) The taxpayer must provide 100% of the dependent&#8217;s support for the whole year.<br>Q: What are the five tests for a qualifying child? B<br>Answer:<br>a) Relationship, citizenship, age, support, and joint return.<br>b) Relationship, residency, age, support, and joint return.<br>c) Marital status, residency, age, support, and joint return.<br>d) Relationship, residency, age, support, and type of income<br>Q: What are the four tests for a qualifying relative? C<br>Answer:<br>a) Relationship or member of the household, gross income, support, and residency.<br>b) Relationship or member of the household, gross income, citizenship, and not a qualifying<br>child.<br>c) Relationship or member of the household, gross income, support, and not a qualifying child.<br>d) Relationship or member of the household, gross income, support, and be a qualifying child.<br>Q: Which of the following is not counted as support? A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer:<br>a) Life insurance premiums.<br>b) Lodging.<br>c) Clothing.<br>d) Entertainment.<br>Q: How much is the Child Tax Credit worth? A<br>Answer:<br>a) $1,000 per qualifying child.<br>b) $3,000 per qualifying child.<br>c) $4,050 per qualifying child.<br>d) $5,000 per qualifying child.<br>Q: Assuming all other requirements are met, how long may an eligible surviving spouse file as<br>a qualifying widow(er)? B<br>Answer:<br>a) One year.<br>b) Two years.<br>c) Three years.<br>d) Five years.<br>Q: Which form is required when a custodial parent releases their claim to the qualifying child<br>exemption to a noncustodial parent? D<br>Answer:<br>a) Form 8453.<br>b) Form 8283.<br>c) Form 8867.<br>d) Form 8332<br>Q: For 2017, what is the exemption amount for each qualifying child? C<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer:<br>a) $1,000<br>b) $3,050<br>c) $4,050<br>d) $6,350<br>Q: For 2017, what is the standard deduction for the head of household filing status? C<br>Answer:<br>a) $4,050<br>b) $6,350<br>c) $9,350<br>d) $12,700<br>Q: What happens if more than one taxpayer submits a tax return claiming the same qualifying<br>child? A<br>Answer:<br>a) The IRS will apply the tie-breaker rules.<br>b) The IRS will delete the exemption from both tax returns.<br>c) The IRS will split the exemption between the two taxpayers.<br>d) Nothing. This is an allowed practice<br>Q: Taxpayers who have any financial interest in, or signature authority over, a financial account<br>(such as a bank account, securities account, or brokerage account) located in a foreign country<br>may have to file: A<br>Answer:<br>a) FinCEN Form 114<br>b) Form 1116.<br>c) Form 6251.<br>d) Form 8275.<br>Powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/search\/study?query=HR \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/learnexams.com\/search\/study?query=HR <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of the following is considered earned income<br>Earned income is money received for services performed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>50 cent- 99 cent are rounded up. 1 cent -49 cent is dropped<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tax on income that comes entirely from wages under 100,000 is determined to the<br>Tax table<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tax table are used by taxpayers whos income are less than 100,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which form is used by employers to report wages earned by their employees<br>W2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of the following three factors determine the filing requirements ( not residency)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The standard deduction on an income tax return is determined by<br>Your Filing Status<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The head of household filing status requires that a taxpayer maintain a household for<br>One of the requirements for the head of household filing status is that the taxpayer maintains a household for a qualifying child, qualifying relative, or a parent claimed as a dependent on the taxpayer&#8217;s return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For tax purposes, when is a person&#8217;s marital status determined<br>A person&#8217;s marital status for the purposes of a tax return is determined on the last day of the tax year<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under what circumstances might a taxpayer, who does not meet the federal filing requirement, want to file a federal return anyway<br>That is correct. The only way to retrieve any withholding or refundable credits is by filing a tax return<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of the following is not one of the four requirements to claim a dependent?<br>A taxpayer is not required to provide 100% of a dependent&#8217;s support in order to claim the exemption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The five dependency tests &#8211; relationship, gross income, support, joint return and citizenship\/residency &#8211; continue to apply to a qualifying relative. A child who is not a qualifying child might still be a dependent as a qualifying relative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are the five tests for a qualifying child<br>The five tests for a qualifying child are relationship, residency, age, support, and joint return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are the four tests for a qualifying relative?<br>That is correct. The four tests for a qualifying relative are: relationship or member of the household, gross income, support, and not a qualifying child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of the following is not counted as support?<br>The cost of life insurance premiums is not an allowable item in determining support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How much is the Child Tax Credit worth<br>That is correct. The Child Tax Credit is worth up to $2,000 per qualifying child<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assuming all other requirements are met, how long may an eligible surviving spouse file as a qualifying widow(er)?<br>An eligible taxpayer may claim the qualifying widow(er) status for up to two years following the death of their spouse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which form is required when a custodial parent releases their right to claim their child as a dependent to the noncustodial parent<br>Form 8332 is required when a custodial parent releases their right to claim their child as a dependent to the noncustodial parent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To file as head of household, a taxpayer must meet all of the following requirements EXCEPT:<br>There is no gross income requirement for taxpayers who file as head of household.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 2018 tax returns, what is the standard deduction for taxpayers using the head of household filing status<br>For 2018, the standard deduction for taxpayers using the head of household filing status is $18,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What happens if an individual is the qualifying child of more than one taxpayer?<br>If an individual is the qualifying child of more than one taxpayer, the tiebreaker rules outlined in the Tax Code apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taxpayers who have any financial interest in, or signature authority over, a financial account (such as a bank account, securities account, or brokerage account) located in a foreign country may have to report this information by filing:<br>Taxpayers who have any financial interest in or signature authority over a financial account (such as a bank account, securities account, or brokerage account) located in a foreign country may have to file FinCEN Form 114.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of the following is nontaxable on a federal income tax return?<br>That is incorrect. Interest from personal loans is taxable<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tax-exempt interest income<br>(reportable but not taxable)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schedule B is required when interest income exceeds which of the following thresholds?<br>That is correct. Schedule B is required when interest income exceeds $1,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taxpayers who receive Form 1099-DIV, showing that they received qualified dividends, must complete which of the following forms to compute their tax (That is incorrect. Schedule B is used to report interest and ordinary dividends.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is correct. For 2018, the standard deduction for a single taxpayer who is not blind and is under age 65 is $12,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unearned income is all of the following except:<br>Interest.<br>Dividends.<br>Wages.<br>Alimony<br>wages<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 2018, what is the gross income filing requirement for a single taxpayer age 65 or older?<br>$12,000<br>$13,600<br>$24,000<br>$26,600<br>That is incorrect. For 2018, $26,600 is the gross income filing requirement for married taxpayers who file jointly and are both age 65 or older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which taxpayer is required to file a tax return for 2018?<br>Reba, age 65. She is a qualifying widow. Her gross income was $24,500.<br>Simon, age 26. He is single, and his gross income was $11,500, all from wages.<br>Raine, age 27. Her filing status is head of household. Her gross income was $17,500, all from wages.<br>Felipe, age 23. His gross income was $5,750. His filing status is married filing separately.<br>That is incorrect. A taxpayer under age 65 is not required to file a return if their filing status is head of household, and their gross income is less than $18,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the response that best completes the following sentence. Under the special rules for children of divorced or separated parents, the noncustodial parent may be entitled to:<br>Claim a higher standard deduction.<br>Claim the Child Tax Credit.<br>Claim the Earned Income Tax Credit.<br>File as head of household.<br>That is incorrect. Claiming a higher standard deduction is not a benefit granted to a noncustodial parent under the special rules for children of divorced or separated parents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HR Block Income Tax Midterm Exam (Latest 2024\/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A H &amp; R Block Income Tax Midterm Exam(Latest 2024\/ 2025 Update) Questions andVerified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade AQ: Which of the following is not one of the four requirements to claim a dependent? 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