Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true:

• A)Income character determines the tax year in which the income is taxed.
• B)Income character depends on the taxpayer's filing status.
• C)Qualified dividend income is taxed at a lower rate than the same amount of ordinary income.
• D)A taxpayer selling a capital asset at a gain recognizes ordinary income.Qualified dividends are taxed at a maximum rate of 15% or 20% (depending on the taxpayer's income) and are always taxed at a lower rate than the same amount of ordinary income would be.Income character determines the rate at which income is taxed and it does not depend on filing status.Finally,a taxpayer selling a capital asset at a gain recognizes capital gain not ordinary income.

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