18. For tax year 2023 a single taxpayer has the following income items $200,000 wages with no employer sponsored pension , $40, 000 alimony paid which was ordered from a 2019 divorce decree $25,000 life insurance proceeds $4,500 traditional IRA contribution.  What is the this AGI for this taxpayer.    A.  185,000 B. 405,500 C. 195,500

In 2019, Tim, a single taxpayer, has ordinary income of $29,000. In addition, he has $2,000 in short-term capital gains, long-term capital losses of $10,000, and long-term capital gains of $4,000. What is Tim's AGI for 2019? $26,000 $27,000 $29,000 $32,000

During the 2019 tax year, Brian, a single taxpayer, received $ 7,400 in Social Security benefits. His adjusted gross income for the year was $14,500 (not including the Social Security benefits) and he received $ 30,000 in tax-exempt interest income and has no for-AGI deductions, Calculate the amount of the Social Security benefits that Brian must include in his gross income for 2019. SIMPIFIED TAXABLE SOCIAL SECURITY WORKSHEET (FOR MOST PEOPLE) 1. Enter the total amount of Social Security income. 2. Enter one-half of line 1 3. Enter the total of taxable income items on Form 1040 except Social Security income. 4. Enter the amount of tax-exempt interest income. 5. Add lines 2,3, and 4 6. Enter all adjustments for AGl except for student loan interest, the domestic production activities deduction, and the tuition and fees deduction. 7. Subtract line 6 from line 5 . If zero or less, stop here, none of the Social Security benefits are taxable. 8. Enter $ 25,0001 $ 32,000 if married filing jointly; 0 if married filing separately and living with spouse at any time during the year) 9. Subtract line 8 from line 7 . If zero or less, enter -0 - Note: If line 9 is zero or less, stop here; none of your benefits are faxable. Otherwise, go on to line 10 10. Enter $ 9,0001 $12,000 if married filing jointly; 0 if married filing separately and living with spouse at any time during the year) 11. Subtract line 10 from line 9. If zero or less, enter -0 -. 12. Enter the smaller of line 9 or line 10 . 13. Enter one-half of line 12 14. Enter the smaller of line 2 or line 13 . 15. Multiply line 11 by 85 (. 85 ). If line 11 is zero, enter -0 -. 16. Add lines 14 and 15 17. Multiply line 1 by 85(.85) 18. Taxable benefits. Enter the smaller of line 16 or line 17 . 1.____________ 2.____________ 3.____________ 4.____________ 5.____________ 6.____________ 7.____________ 8.____________ 9.____________ 10.____________ 11.____________ 12.____________ 13.____________ 14.____________ 15.____________ 16.____________ 17.____________ 18.____________

How do the all events and economic performance requirements apply to the following transactions by an accrual basis taxpayer? a. The company guarantees its products for six months. At the end of 2019, customers had made valid claims for 600,000 that were not paid until 2020. Also, the company estimates that another 400,000 in claims from 2019 sales will be filed and paid in 2020. b. The accrual basis taxpayer reported 200,000 in corporate taxable income for 2019. The state income tax rate was 6%. The corporation paid 7,000 in estimated state income taxes in 2019 and paid 2,000 on 2018 state income taxes when it filed its 2018 state income tax return in March 2019. The company filed its 2019 state income tax return in March 2020 and paid the remaining 5,000 of its 2019 state income tax liability. c. An employee was involved in an accident while making a sales call. The company paid the injured victim 15,000 in 2019 and agreed to pay the victim 15,000 a year for the next nine years.

Marlene, a cash basis taxpayer, invests in Series EE U.S. government savings bonds and bank certificates of deposit (CDs). Determine the tax consequences of the following on her 2019 gross income: a. On September 30, 2019, she cashed in Series EE bonds for 10,000. She purchased the bonds in 2009 for 7,090. The yield to maturity on the bonds was 3.5%. b. On July 1, 2018, she purchased a CD for 10,000. The CD matures on June 30, 2020, and will pay 10,816, thus yielding a 4% annual return. c. On July 1, 2019, she purchased a CD for 10,000. The maturity date on the CD was June 30, 2020, when Marlene would receive 10,300.

B Corporation, a calendar year-end, accrual basis taxpayer, is owned 75 percent by Bonnie, a cash basis taxpayer. On December 31,2019, the corporation accrues interest of $4,000 on a loan from Bonnie and also accrues a $15,000 bonus to Bonnie. The bonus is paid to Bonnie on February 1,2020; the interest is not paid until 2021 . How much can B Corporation deduct on its 2019 tax return for these two expenses? $0 $4,000 $15,000 $19,000 $12,000

LO.2 For calendar year 2019, Jean was a self-employed consultant with no employees. She had 80,000 of net profit from consulting and paid 7,000 in medical insurance premiums on her policy covering 2019. How much of these premiums may Jean deduct as a deduction for AGI? How much may she deduct as an itemized deduction (subject to the AGI floor)?

On January 1, 2019, Kunto, a cash basis taxpayer, pays 46,228 for a 24-month certificate. The certificate is priced to yield 4% (the effective interest rate) with interest compounded annually. No interest is paid until maturity, when Kunto receives 50,000. In your computations: a. Compute Kuntos gross income from the certificate for 2019. b. Compute Kuntos gross income from the certificate for 2020. Round any amounts to the nearest dollar.