Maureen Smith is a single individual. She claims a standard deduction of $12,000. Her salary for the year was $134,750. What is her taxable income? a. $105,698 b. $120,620 c. $122,750 d. $121,863 e. $129,324

Arthur and Cora are married and have 2 dependent children. They have a gross income of 95,000. Their allowable deductions for adjusted gross income total 4,000, and they have total allowable itemized deductions of 26,250. a. What is Arthur and Coras taxable income? b. What is Arthur and Coras income tax? c. If Arthur has 3,900 and Cora has 3,600 withheld from their paychecks, are they entitled to a refund, or do they owe additional taxes?

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.____________

Darrell is an employee of Whitneys. During the current year, Darrells salary is 136,000. Whitneys net self-employment income is also 136,000. Calculate the Social Security and self-employment taxes paid by Darrell and Whitney. Write a letter to Whitney in which you state how much she will have to pay in Social Security and self-employment taxes and why she owes those amounts.

In 2019, Lou has a salary of $53,300 from her job. She also has interest income of $1,600 and dividend income of $ 400. Lou is single and has no dependents. During the year, Lou sold silver coins held as an investment for a $7,000 loss. Calculate the following amounts for Lou: Adjusted gross income $ ____________________ Standard deduction $ ____________________ Taxable income $ ____________________

Arthur Wesson, an unmarried individual who is age 68, reports taxable income of 510,000 in 2019. He records positive AMT adjustments of 80,000 and preferences of 35,000. Arthur itemizes his deductions, and his regular tax liability in 2019 is 153,694. a. What is Arthurs AMT? b. What is the total amount of Arthurs tax liability? c. Draft a letter to Arthur explaining why he must pay more than the regular income tax liability. Arthurs address is 100 Colonels Way, Conway, SC 29526.

Anh is single, has no dependents, and itemizes deductions. In the current year for regular tax purposes, she records 60,000 of income and 105,000 of deductions and losses, primarily from business activities. Included in the losses are 30,000 of AMT preferences. Given this information, what are Anhs regular tax and alternative tax NOL amounts?

Kurstie received a 800 state income tax refund this year. Kurstie deducted 3,000 of state income taxes paid in the prior year as part of her itemized deductions. Which of the following statements regarding the taxability of Kursties refund is true? a. If Kursties itemized deductions exceeded the standard deduction by 200, then the 800 refund is included in gross income. b. If Kursties itemized deductions exceeded the standard deduction by 200, then 200 of the refund is included in gross income. c. If Kurstie claimed the standard deduction instead, then the 800 refund is taxable. d. Kurstie must include 3,000 in gross income in the current year.

Maureen Smith is a single individual. She claims a standard deduction of $12,400. Her salary for the year was $188,000. Assume the following tax table is applicable. Single Individuals If Your Taxable Income Is Up to $9,875 $9,875- $40,125 $40,125- $85,525 $85,525- $163,300 $163,300- $207,350 $207,350- $518,400 You Pay This Amount on the Base of the Bracket $0.00 987.50 4,617.50 14,605.50 33,271.50 Over $518,400 What is her marginal tax rate? 47,367.50 156,235.00 Plus This Percentage on the Excess over the Base 10.0% 12.0 22.0 24.0 32.0 35.0 37.0 Average Tax Rate at Top of Bracket 10.0% 11.5 17.1 20.4 22.8 30.1 37.0

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