question archive Which of the following statements is true? A) Income character determines the tax year in which the income is taxed B) A taxpayer selling a capital asset at a gain recognizes ordinary income
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Which of the following statements is true?
A) Income character determines the tax year in which the income is taxed
B) A taxpayer selling a capital asset at a gain recognizes ordinary income.
C) Income character depends on the taxpayers filing status
D) Qualified dividend income is taxed at a lower rate than an equal amount of ordinary income.
Answer:
D. Qualified dividend income is taxed at a lower rate than the same amount of 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 assetat a gain recognizes capital gain not ordinary income.