Fact and Opinion Practice 2 Answer Key
1. America’s tax laws are very confusing.
a. Fact b. Opinion c. Mixed Fact and Opinion
2. Using the IRS e-file makes doing your taxes easier and faster.
a. Fact b. Opinion c. Mixed Fact and Opinion
3. When you itemize deductions on your tax return, you
cannot deduct both state income
taxes and general state sales taxes.
a. Fact b. Opinion c. Mixed Fact and Opinion
Even if you don’t know this to be true, you can look it up and verify the
statement through objective means.
4. In 2008, more than 92 million Americans filed their taxes electronically.
a. Fact b. Opinion c. Mixed Fact and Opinion
5. It’s unfair that the IRS limits educator expense deductions to those who teach in
kindergarten through grade 12.
a. Fact b. Opinion c. Mixed Fact and Opinion
The opinion is that it’s unfair.
6. It’s not safe to file your tax return electronically.
a. Fact b. Opinion c. Mixed Fact and Opinion
7. It makes no sense to allow only students in Midwestern disaster areas to deduct the
cost of their textbooks when they file their income tax.
a. Fact b. Opinion c. Mixed Fact and Opinion
8. According the U.S. tax laws, course-related books and supplies are not qualified
educational expenses except for students who live in Midwestern disaster areas.
a. Fact b. Opinion c. Mixed Fact and Opinion
9. The maximum Hope education credit has rightly been increased to $2,500 for most
taxpayers.
a. Fact b. Opinion c. Mixed Fact and Opinion
The opinion is that it has “rightly” been increased.
10. We should not have to pay taxes.
a. Fact b. Opinion c. Mixed Fact and Opinion
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