Louis files as a single taxpayer. In April of this year he received a $980 refund of state income taxes that he paid last year.   How much of the refund, if any, must Louis include in gross income under the following independent scenarios? Assume the standard deduction last year was $12,400. (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)   Problem 5-51 Part-b (Algo) b. Last year Louis had itemized deductions of $9,810 and he chose to claim the standard deduction. Louis’s itemized deductions included state income taxes paid of $2,335 and no other state or local taxes.

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Louis files as a single taxpayer. In April of this year he received a $980 refund of state income taxes that he paid last year.

 

How much of the refund, if any, must Louis include in gross income under the following independent scenarios? Assume the standard deduction last year was $12,400. (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)

 

Problem 5-51 Part-b (Algo)

b. Last year Louis had itemized deductions of $9,810 and he chose to claim the standard deduction. Louis’s itemized deductions included state income taxes paid of $2,335 and no other state or local taxes.

Refund to be included in gross income- _______

 

 

 
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