Match Each Statement with the Correct Term Below

question 86

Multiple Choice

Match each statement with the correct term below.
-Gross income test

• A)Prepaid interest.
• B)Either a qualifying child or a qualifying relative
• C)One test for a qualifying relative.
• D)The minimum amount a taxpayer can deduct for personal expenditures.
• E)A deduction in this category is always allowed. That is, there is no minimum allowable amount and generally no income limitation placed on these deductions.
• F)Generally, these deductions are for specifically allowed personal expenditures.
• G)An exception to this test is a custodial parent.
• H)Interest paid on debt used to buy securities.
• I)Interest paid on credit cards, personal loans, car loans, etc.
• J)Interest paid on a mortgage secured by the taxpayer's residence. The proceeds of the loan are used to pay off a credit card, the interest is not deductible.
• k.A tax designed to prevent the shifting of unearned income to children of the taxpayer.

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Definitions:

Free Cash Flow

Net cash provided by operating activities adjusted for capital expenditures and dividends paid.

Capital Expenditures

Funds used by a company to acquire or upgrade physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment.

Cash Dividends

Payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members as a distribution of profits.

Operating Expenses

Costs associated with a company's day-to-day operational activities, excluding direct labor, direct materials, and direct expenses.