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Taxes

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A work related expense that people can subtract from their taxable income like tools and uniforms.

a)

Credits

b)

Exemptions

c)

Deductions

d)

Dependents

2.

Which of the following is an example of an "ability to pay" tax.

a)

Property

b)

Sales

c)

Gasoline

d)

Sin

3.

The tax on the money you earn from your job and/or money you receive from interest or investments.

a)

Property

b)

Estate

c)

Income

d)

Death

4.

The number of allowances you should claim on your W-4 if you want more taken out of your paycheck and a refund in April.

a)

0

b)

5

c)

10

d)

25

5.

When the government collects money in the form of taxes, it is called...

a)

Profit

b)

Revenue

c)

Expenses

d)

All of the above

6.

To get the childcare credit, your child must attend daycare/babysitting AND be under the age of...

a)

5

b)

10

c)

13

d)

16

7.

The tax system that assigns higher tax rates to people with higher incomes. Preferred by the poor.

a)

Regessive

b)

Progressive

c)

Flat

8.

The form your bank sends you once a year telling you how much interest you earned on your account(s).

a)

W-4

b)

W-2

c)

1040

d)

1099

9.

A tax on items like cigarettes, tobacco and alcohol.

a)

Income

b)

Sales

c)

Sin

d)

Gift

10.

The tax system that assigns lower tax rates to people with higher incomes. Preferred by the rich.

a)

Regressive

b)

Progressive

c)

Flat

11.

If grandma leaves you her car after dying, you will need to pay...

a)

Death Tax

b)

Sales Tax

c)

Inheritance Tax

d)

Gift Tax

12.

Single, married filing joint, married filing separate, head of household, qualifying widow(er).

a)

Credit status

b)

Filing status

c)

Tax bracket

d)

Current status

13.

The tax form you fill out FOR your employer when you start any job. It tells the government how much you want withheld from your paycheck for taxes.

a)

W-4

b)

W-2

c)

1040

d)

1099

14.

Which of the following is an example of a benefit's received tax?

a)

Property tax

b)

Income tax

c)

Car license tags

15.

The children or relatives who live with you, you support financially and whom you can claim on your taxes. (BTW, this will disappear next year).

a)

Mooches

b)

Deductions

c)

Credits

d)

Dependents

16.

The tax system where everyone pays the same percentage regardless of what they make.

a)

Regressive

b)

Progressive

c)

Flat

d)

Perfect

17.

What you receive when you file your taxes and learn that you overpaid.

a)

Refund

b)

Brownie

c)

Atta boy!

d)

Star

18.

The standard form needed to complete to file your taxes with the federal government.

a)

W-2

b)

W-4

c)

1040

d)

1099

19.

When is tax day in the US?

a)

April 1

b)

April 15

c)

April 31

d)

January 1

20.

What is our goal when filing taxes?

a)

Get a big refund

b)

Reduce our taxable income using legal means

c)

Move into the lowest tax bracket possible

d)

All of the above

21.

A credit you can get if you work but don't make much money.

a)

Childcare Tax Credit

b)

Poverty Credit

c)

Earned Income Credit

d)

Credit Card

22.

When your company regularly takes money out of your paycheck to pre-pay taxes, it is called...

a)

Garnishing

b)

Withholding

c)

Stealing

d)

All of the above

23.

The form(s) you receive in January from any jobs you held, showing how much you made and how much was withheld.

a)

W-4

b)

W-2

c)

1040

d)

1099

24.

If you sell your house, you have to pay capital gains tax on the profit.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

If you are self-employed (you work for yourself), you don't have to pay income tax.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Winnings from gambling are ALWAYS taxable.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The IRS can go back 3 years and audit (review) your taxes.

a)

True

b)

False