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Table of Contents Preliminary Work and General Filing Requirements.... 1 General Requirement to File...3 Signatures....4 Marital Status...6 Married....6 Unmarried....7 Filing Status...7 Single....7 Married Filing Jointly....8 Qualifying Widow(er) With Dependent Child.... 9 Married Filing Separately...9 Head of Household...11 Age....15 Residency....16 Resident Alien....16 Nonresident Alien...18 Dual-status Alien....19 U.S. or Foreign Source Income.... 20 Interest....20 Dividends...21 Transportation Income....21 Personal Services....21 Scholarships, Grants, Prizes, and Awards.... 22 Pension and Annuities....23 Rents and Royalties...23 Real Property...23 Personal Property....23 Exclusions from Income...24 Income Categories for Nonresident Alien...25 Identification Number...27 IP Pin...28 Exemptions....28 Personal Exemption...28 Dependency Exemption...29 Exemption Phase-out....40 NATP xi

Standard Deduction...41 Dependent s Standard Deduction....41 No Standard Deduction....43 Individuals Required to File...43 Dependents...44 Decedents................................................. 46 Other Filing Requirement Situations....47 Kiddie Tax....50 Child Filing a Return...50 Parent s Election to Report Child s Interest and Dividends............. 51 Due Dates....53 Form 1040...53 Form 1040-NR and 1040NR-EZ....55 Tax Return Penalties....56 Late Filing....56 Late Payment....56 Accuracy-related Penalty....56 Filing an Erroneous Claim...57 Frivolous Tax Submission...57 Failure to Supply SSN....57 Criminal Penalties....57 General Filing Review Questions....59 General Filing Review Answers....63 Income and Assets.... 69 Income....69 Wages, Salaries, and Other Earnings.... 72 Interest Income....94 Dividends and Other Corporate Distributions....103 Rental Activity....112 Real Estate Professional...124 Royalty Income...124 Gambling...125 Debt Forgiveness Income....129 Foreign Earned Income...133 Other Income...140 xii NATP

Income Review Questions....157 Income Review Answers....163 Retirement Income....169 Individual Retirement Account...169 Roth IRAs....191 Retirement Plans, Pensions, and Annuities.... 196 Loans from 401(k) Plans.... 207 myra....208 Social Security and Equivalent Railroad Retirement Benefits....210 Foreign Pensions....215 Retirement Income Review Questions....217 Retirement Income Review Answers....221 Real and Personal Property....225 Basis of Assets....225 Sales and Other Dispositions....240 Holding Period...249 Capital Gains and Losses....250 Installment Sales....265 Sale of a Principal Residence....276 Real and Personal Property Review Questions....285 Real and Personal Property Review Answers...289 Adjustments to Income....295 Educator Expenses....295 Business Expenses of Reservists, Performing Artists, and Fee-basis Officials...295 Health Savings Account....296 Moving Expenses....297 Self-employment Tax....301 Self-employed SEP, SIMPLE, and Qualified Plans....302 Self-employed Health Insurance...303 Penalty on Early Withdrawal of Savings....304 Alimony....304 IRA Deduction....306 Student Loan Interest Deduction....306 Tuition and Fees Deduction....307 Domestic Production Activities Deduction....309 NATP xiii

Line 36 Write-in Adjustments....310 Adjustments to Income Review Questions....313 Adjustments to Income Review Answers....319 Deductions and Credits.... 325 Itemized Deductions....325 Medical and Dental Expenses....325 Taxes...328 Interest Expense....332 Charitable Contributions....342 Casualty and Theft Losses...352 Nonbusiness Bad Debts....358 Transportation and Other Employee Business Expenses....359 Employee s Educational Expenses....376 Miscellaneous Itemized Deductions....380 AGI Limitation on Itemized Deductions...384 Nonresident Itemized Deductions....385 Deductions Review Questions....387 Deductions Review Answers....391 Notes...396 Credits...397 Nonrefundable Credits....397 Refundable Credits....423 Tax Credits For Nonresident Aliens...433 Credits Review Questions....437 Credits Review Answers....441 Taxation and Advice.... 445 Alternative Minimum Tax....445 AMTI Adjustments and Preferences....446 Tax Credits Allowed to Offset AMT...447 Minimum Tax Credit...448 MTC Calculation....448 MTC Limitation....449 Excess Advanced Premium Tax Credit Repayment....449 Self-employment Tax....449 Clergy or Religious Order....450 xiv NATP

Other Taxes....451 Unreported Social Security and Medicare Tax....451 Additional Tax on IRAs and Other Qualified Plans...452 Household Employees....452 First-time Homebuyer Credit Repayment....455 Individual Shared Responsibility....455 Additional Medicare Tax...459 Net Investment Income Tax....460 Tax Withholding....460 Job Related....461 Pension and Annuity....462 Gambling Winnings....463 Unemployment Compensation...463 Federal Payments....463 Backup Withholding...464 Estimated Tax....464 Underpayment...466 Amended Returns and Claim for Refund....468 Injured Spouse...469 Innocent Spouse....470 Form 911...473 Taxation and Advice Review Questions...475 Taxation and Advice Review Answers....479 Specialized Returns for Individuals... 483 Estate Income Taxes....484 Income and Deductions in Respect of a Decedent...484 Retirement Accounts....486 Deductions....492 Estate Tax Paid on IRD....492 Life Insurance....493 Gifts and Inheritances....494 Returns for Decedents...494 Income Tax Return...495 Form 1040...495 Form 1041...500 NATP xv

Distributions to Beneficiaries from an Estate...507 Termination....510 Estate Income Tax Review Questions...513 Estate Income Tax Review Answers...517 Transfer Tax....523 Applicable Credit Amount....523 Estate Tax Return....523 Gross Estate....524 Estate Valuation....525 Taxable Estate....527 Time to File and Pay....531 Gift Tax....533 Annual Exclusion....536 Filing....537 Joint Tenancy...538 Gift Splitting....539 Valuation....540 Form Completion...541 Special Rules...542 Generation-skipping Transfer Tax...543 Transfer and Gift Tax Review Questions...545 Transfer and Gift Tax Review Answers....549 Foreign Account and Asset Reporting....555 Form 8938...555 FinCEN Form 114....556 Appendix... 559 Appendix A: Worksheets.... 559 Appendix B: Forms.... 567 Appendix C: Formulas.... 579 xvi NATP