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Income Taxes

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is earned income made up of?

a)

Investments

b)

Wages and salaries

c)

Gifts

d)

Interest from savings

2.

How is money earned on an hourly basis classified?

a)

Salary

b)

Wage

c)

Bonus

d)

Commission

3.

What is passive income?

a)

Income that is earned from a full-time job

b)

Income that is earned with very little effort on your part

c)

Income that is only earned from investments in stocks

d)

Income that is earned from performing daily tasks

4.

Which of the following is an example of passive income?

a)

Working as a software developer

b)

Being a landlord and earning rent income

c)

Earning a salary from a 9-to-5 job

d)

Performing freelance work

5.

Which of the following is NOT a passive income idea?

a)

Invest in long-term stocks

b)

Crowdfund real estate

c)

Work as a full-time teacher

d)

Own rental properties

6.

What is Capital Gains Tax?

a)

Tax on the total value of an inherited estate

b)

Tax you owe when you sell something for a profit

c)

Tax on your total annual income

d)

Tax on the purchase of capital assets

7.

Capital Gains Tax can apply to which of the following?

a)

Only stocks

b)

Only real estate

c)

Stocks, bonds, and real estate

d)

Only bonds

8.

What determines the tax rate for Capital Gains Tax?

a)

The price at which the asset was sold

b)

The original cost of the asset

c)

How long you owned the asset

d)

The current market value of the asset

9.

Which statement is true regarding the tax rate for short-term and long-term capital gains?

a)

Short-term gains are taxed at a lower rate than long-term gains

b)

Long-term gains are not taxed

c)

Short-term gains are taxed at a higher rate than long-term gains

d)

Both short-term and long-term gains are taxed at the same rate

10.

Portfolio income includes all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Dividends

b)

Sold Stocks

c)

Interest earned

d)

Salary from employment

11.

What is the purpose of the W-4 form?

a)

To report your annual income to the IRS

b)

To determine how much money your employer withholds from your paycheck for income taxes

c)

To calculate your eligibility for government benefits

d)

To record your personal identification information for employment records

12.

What could be a consequence of withholding too little from your paycheck?

a)

You will receive a larger paycheck during the year

b)

You will have a larger tax refund at the end of the year

c)

You may owe money during tax season

d)

You will be exempt from paying taxes