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1 ACC 344: Howard Bunsis Exam 1: Winter 2024 You are to work alone
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at 11pm Q1=15; Q2=14; Q3=26; Q4=6; Q5=39 1.
Consider the following information for two SINGLE
taxpayers for 2023 (no children) For each situation: a.
What was the tax owed? b.
What is the average tax rate (based on taxable income) and the marginal rate? c.
How much did the taxpayers save in taxes by making the charitable contribution? 2.
For each independent situation, determine: (i)
The filing status of the taxpayer, with a full explanation (ii)
The number of dependents the taxpayer can claim (not including themselves), and the reasons for your answer (QC, QR, what tests fail or succeed and why) a.
Mildred has one child, Hannah, who is 18 years old at the end of the year. Hannah lived at home for four months during the year before leaving home to work full time in another city. During the year, Hannah earned $12,600. Mildred provided more than half of Hannah’s
support for the year. b.
Eunice and her spouse (they are married) reside with their daughter, Felicity, who is a 19-year-old undergraduate student at the local university. Felicity earned $14,800 at a part-time summer job, but she deposited this money in a savings account for graduate school and did not use it for her own support. Eunice and her spouse fully support Felicity. c.
John’s
spouse died last year, and John has not remarried. John fully supports his father, Zachary, age 89, who lives in a nursing home and had total income this year of $5,600. d.
Tia is unmarried and has no children, but she provides the vast majority of the financial support for her mother, who lives in an apartment across town. Her mother has total income of $2,740. 1.
Situation A
Situation B
Wage Income
122,000
86,700
Non-Qualified dividend income
2,200
1,900
Interest income on corporate bonds
3,400
3,750
Life insurance proceeds received
140,000
140,000
Medical expenses paid
845
9,560
Social security taxes paid
7,564
5,375
Medicare taxes paid
1,769
1,257
State income taxes paid
7,930
5,636
Local property taxes paid
0
9,345
Mortgage Interest paid
0
8,100
Charitbale contributions paid in cash
3,680
711
Federal taxes withheld
21,000
10,100
2 3.
For the following situations, determine the following for 2023: a.
Tax owed b.
How much did this taxpayer save in taxes due to the lower rate on capital gains? Show TWO WAYS to determine the savings and reconcile that the amounts for each way match. 4.
Zeb, a single taxpayer, is retired and received $11,000 of social security benefits this year. Zeb had pension income of $29,000 (this does count and is modified AGI), which was the only other income item he had. a.
What portion of the $11,000 social security benefits are taxable? b.
What portion of the $11,000 social security benefits would be taxable if pension income were $19,000 instead of $29,000? 3.
Situation C
Situation D
Situation E
Status, no children
MFJ
MFJ
MFJ
Wage Income
114,000
228,000
337,000
Interest income from IBM Co. bonds
0
3,500
660
Qualified dividend income
0
5,980
5,300
Sold Tesla stock purchased 2 years ago:
Proceeds in 2023
0
108,100
155,800
Cost 2 years ago
0
42,000
46,300
IRA Contribution made (payment by taxpayers)
1,900
1,900
1,900
Medical costs out of pocket paid
3,200
3,200
3,200
State income taxes paid
5,700
11,400
16,850
Property taxes paid
0
12,100
19,100
Mortage interest paid
0
10,600
15,845
Charitable contributions 75
4,100
5,935
Tax preparation fees
125
2,500
5,000
Federal taxes withheld
10,000
48,000
82,000
3 5.
Answer the following questions for the following three scenarios, based on the information below: a.
What is the tax owed for 2023? b.
How much did this taxpayer save in taxes due to the lower rate on capital gains? Show TWO WAYS to determine the savings and reconcile that the amounts for each way match. c.
How much did the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) cost each taxpayer(s) in additional taxes? d.
What are the average tax rates for each scenario? How do these rates compare to the marginal rates associated with total taxable income in each scenario? Are the gaps in these rates justified? Give pros and cons. Bonus: A single taxpayer has the following information. What is the tax owed (nothing withheld) in situations A and B? •
A: Wage income of 99,000, gambling income of 22,000 and gambling losses of 37,000. •
B: Wage income of 99,000, gambling income of 22,000 and gambling losses of 7,000 •
The taxpayer does not own a home, and paid state income taxes of 3,100, and never went to the doctor or gave anything to charity. What is the tax owed for 2023? The taxpayer is not a professional gambler. Scenario J
Scenario K
Scenario L
Status (no children)
MFJ
MFJ
Single
Wage Income
164,000
497,000
757,000
Interest income on corporate bonds
2,500
5,100
5,500
Inetrest income on tax-free municipal bonds
1,200
2,900
0
Qualified dividend income
0
10,300
12,600
Non-Qualified dividend income
0
3,100
4,900
Procceeds from selling stock that was purchased 3 years ago
43,000
204,000
365,000
Cost of that stock 3 years ago
11,000
61,000
180,600
Medical expenses paid
3,980
3,980
3,980
Home mortgage interest paid
0
12,600
13,700
State income taxes paid 7,100
22,365
34,065
Local property taxes paid
0
12,100
21,800
Charitable contributions paid
460
7,800
0
Unreimbursed job expenses
1,300
2,300
0
Federal income taxes withheld
25,500
145,500
287,000
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