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ACCT 4040
Final Exam Chapter 13 Review
Question | Answer |
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Which of the following statements is true regarding employer-provided qualified retirement plans? | they are generally referred to as defined benefit plans or defined contribution plans |
Which of the following describes a defined benefit plan? | provides fixed income to the plan participants based on a formula |
Which of the following statements regarding defined benefit plans is false?` | employees bear the investment risks of the plan |
Which of the following statements regarding vesting in a defined benefit plan is correct? | when an employees benefits vest, she is legally entitled too receive the benefits |
Which of the following best describes distributions from a defined benefit plan? | distributions from defined benefit plans are fully taxable as ordinary income |
Which of the following is a true statement regarding saving for retirement? | none of these is a true statements |
Which of the following describes a defined contribution plan? | employers and employees generally may contribute to the plan |
Which of the following describing a defined contribution plan is false? | employers bear investment risk relating to the plan |
When employees contribute to a traditional 401k plan they _______ allowed to deduct the contributions and they _____ taxed on distributions from the plan. | are allowed....are taxed |
Which of the following statements regarding contributions to defined contribution plans is true? | the tax laws limit the sum of the employer and employee contributions to a defined contribution plan |
When employees contribute to a Roth 401k account they _____ allowed to deduct the contributions and they ______ taxed on the distributions from the plan. | are not allowed....are not taxed |
How is a traditional 401k account similar to a Roth 401k account? | distributions from a traditional 401k account and a Roth 401k account are both subject to minimum distribution penalties |
Which of the following best describes distributions from a traditional defined contribution plan? | distributions from defined contribution plans are fully taxable as ordinary income |
Shauna received a distribution from her 401k account this year. In which of the following situations will Shauna be subject to an early distribution penalty? | Shauna is 68 but not yet retired when she receives the distribution |
Which of the following statements is true regarding taxpayers receiving distributions from traditional defined contribution plans? | taxpayers are not allowed to deduct either early distribution penalties or minimum distribution penalties |
Which of the following statements regarding a Roth IRA is false? | employers can make contributions to Roth accounts on behalf of their employees |
Which of the following statements is true regarding distributions from Roth 401k accounts? | a taxpayer receiving a non qualified distribution from a Roth 401k account may be taxed on a portion but not all of the distribution |
Which of the following is true concerning employer funding of non qualified deferred compensation plans? | employers may discriminate in terms of who they allow to participate in the plan |
Which of the following statements concerning nonqualified dividend deferred compensation plans is true? | if an employer doesn't have the funds to pay the employee, the employee becomes an unsecured creditor of the employer |
Which of the following statements regarding traditional IRASs is true? | a single taxpayer with no earned income is not allowed to deduct contributions to a traditional IRA |
Which of the following statements regarding IRAs is false? | taxpayers who have made nondeductible contributions to a traditional IRA are taxed on the full proceeds when they receive distributions from the IRA |
Which of the following statements comparing qualified defined contribution plans and non qualified deferred compensation plans is false? | in terms of tax consequences to the employee, earnings on qualified plans are deferred until distributed to the employee, but earnings on non qualified plans are immediately taxable |
Which of the following statements regarding Roth IRA is false? | taxpayers who are married and file separately are not allowed to contribute to a Roth IRA |
Which of the following statements regarding Roth IRA distributions is true? | a Roth IRA does not have a minimum distribution requirement |
Which of the following is not a self-employed retirement account? | SEM 403(c) |
Which of the following statements concerning traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs is true? | all of these are true statements |
In general, which of the following statements regarding self-employed retirement accounts is true? | individual 401ks have higher contribution limits than SEP IRAs |
Which of the following statements regarding self-employed retirement accounts is true? | a self-employed taxpayer who has hired employees may not set up an individual 401k |
Which of the following is true concerning SEP IRAs"? | taxpayers with a SEP IRA must contribute for their employees |
Which pf the following statements concerning individual 401ks is false? | individual 401ks are available only to self-employed taxpayers with 100 or fewer employees |
Which of the following taxpayers is most likely to qualify for the saver's credit? | a LOW AGI taxpayer who contributes to her employer's 401k plan |