12. Matt and Meg Comer
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![12. Matt and Meg Comer are married and file a joint tax return. They do not have any children.
Matt works as a history professor at a local university and earns a salary of $68,200. Meg works
part time at the same university. She earns $44, 800 a year. The couple does not itemize
deductions. Other than salary, the Comers' only other source of income is from the disposition of
various capital assets (mostly stocks). (Use the tax rate schedules, Dividends and Capital Gains Tax
Rates.) a. What is the Comers' tax liability for 2023 if they report the following capital gains and
losses for the year? Short-term capital gains $ 9,900 Short-term capital losses (2,900) Long -
term capital gains 15,200 Long-term capital losses (7,800) b. What is the Comers' tax liability for
2023 if they report the following capital gains and losses for the year? Short-term capital gains $
2,400 Short-term capital losses 0 Long-term capital gains 13,360 Long-term capital losses
(10, 100)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe572a379-918d-4607-9ea3-d5ea5ddef594%2Fb7a6daa7-62b2-4763-8ff7-6358a017ccdf%2Fvzhw8hh_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:12. Matt and Meg Comer are married and file a joint tax return. They do not have any children.
Matt works as a history professor at a local university and earns a salary of $68,200. Meg works
part time at the same university. She earns $44, 800 a year. The couple does not itemize
deductions. Other than salary, the Comers' only other source of income is from the disposition of
various capital assets (mostly stocks). (Use the tax rate schedules, Dividends and Capital Gains Tax
Rates.) a. What is the Comers' tax liability for 2023 if they report the following capital gains and
losses for the year? Short-term capital gains $ 9,900 Short-term capital losses (2,900) Long -
term capital gains 15,200 Long-term capital losses (7,800) b. What is the Comers' tax liability for
2023 if they report the following capital gains and losses for the year? Short-term capital gains $
2,400 Short-term capital losses 0 Long-term capital gains 13,360 Long-term capital losses
(10, 100)
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