Chapter 1, Problem 21DQ

Leroy and Amanda are married and have three dependent children. During the current year, they have the following income and expenses: Salaries 120,000 Interest income 45,000 Royalty income 27,000 Deductions for AGI 3,000 Deductions from AGI 9,000 a. What is Leroy and Amandas current year taxable income and income tax liability? b. Leroy and Amanda would like to lower their income tax. How much income tax will they save if they validly transfer 5,000 of the interest income to each of their children? Assume that the children have no other income and that they are entitled to a 1,050 standard deduction.

Arlen is required by his 2019 divorce agreement to pay alimony of $2,000 a month and child support of $ 2,000 a month to his ex-wife Jane. What is the tax treatment of these two payments for Arlen? What is the tax treatment of these two payments for Jane? Arlen_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jane_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Jason and Mary are married taxpayers in 2019. They are both under age 65 and in good health. For 2019 they have a total of $41,000 in wages and $700 in interest in come. Jason and Mary's deductions for adjusted gross income amount to $5,000 and their itemized deductions equal $18,700. They have two children, ages 32 and 28, that are married and provide support for themselves. What is the amount of Jason and Mary's adjusted gross income?$____________ What is the amount of their itemized deductions or standard deduction? $____________ What is their taxable income? $____________

Sammy and Monica, both age 67, incur and pay medical expenses in excess of insurance reimbursements during the year as follows. Sammy and Monicas 2019 AGI is 130,000. They file a joint return. Chuck and Carter are Sammy and Monicas dependents. a. What is Sammy and Monicas medical expense deduction for regular income-tax purposes? b. What is Sammy and Monica's AMT adjustment for medical expenses?

Nathan and Diana are married and have three married children and seven minor grandchildren. For tax year 2020, what is the maximum amount they can give to the family (including the sons- and daughters-in-law) without using any of their unified transfer tax credit?

In 2022, Lisa and Fred, a married couple, had taxable income of $303,600. If they were to file separate tax returns, Lisa would have reported taxable income of $126,800 and Fred would have reported taxable income of $176,800. Use Tax Rate Schedule for reference. What is the couple's marriage penalty or benefit?

Norm and Linda are married, file a joint return, and have one 5 year old child. Their AGI is $436,000. What is their child tax credit for 2021? If Norm and Linda had a 3 year old as well as the 5 year old and an 18 year old from Linda's first marriage, what would the total child tax credit and other dependent credit be for 2021?

In 2021, Jasmine and Thomas, a married couple, had taxable income of $101,000. If they were to file separate tax returns, Jasmine would have reported taxable income of $91,000 and Thomas would have reported taxable income of $10,000. Use Tax Rate Schedule for reference.What is the couple’s marriage penalty or benefit?

In 2022, Jasmine and Thomas, a married couple, had taxable income of $162,000. If they were to file separate tax returns, Jasmine would have reported taxable income of $152,000 and Thomas would have reported taxable income of $10,000. Use Tax Rate Schedule for reference. What is the couple's marriage penalty or benefit? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar.