PFIN 7:STUDENT EDITION-MINDTAP (1 TERM)
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Author: Billingsley
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Chapter 3, Problem 4FPE
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To determine: The amount of education credits or deductions.
A taxable income is termed to any person's or business' remuneration that is utilized to decide tax liability. The gross income or total income is utilized as the origin to ascertain the amount of taxes an individual or a business owes to the government for the regular tax period.
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Tom and Ashley have a daughter, Janice, who is 19-years-old and attending college as asophomore at a local public university. Her parents have the following expense with relations toher college: •$20,000 for annual college tuition •$500 in required fees for attending courses •$8,500 for room and board Using the above information, you have been asked to calculate their best option for an education deduction or tax credit. Tom and Ashley, make $115,000 per year. Among the three options for education tax benefit, show calculations for which one would be the best for them and what is the deduction/credit?
Bradley has two college-age children, Clint, a freshman (his first year in college) at State University, and Abigail, a junior at Northwest University (her third year of college). Both Clint and Abigail are full-time students. Bradley is in graduate school.
Clint’s expenses for the year are as follows: $3,200 tuition and $500 books and course materials.
Abigail’s expenses for the year are as follows: $7,200 tuition, $1,200 books and course materials, and $4,500 room and board.
Bradley paid $5,000 of tuition for graduate school and $600 for books.
Bradley is married, files a joint tax return, claims both children as dependents, and has a combined AGI with his wife of $139,000 for 2020. Bradley has determined that the available education credits are more beneficial than the available deductions.
Determine the following:
A. Clint:
Which credit should he take?
Total eligible expenses:
Show calculation of maximum credit allowed:
B. Abigail:
Which credit should she take?…
Will is a freshman at Florida State University where his tuition is $4,000. Sydney, his older sister, is a junior at the University of Georgia, where tuition is $25,000. What is the maximum tax credit Will and Sydney's parents can take?
$2,000
$3,800
$3,650
$5,000
Chapter 3 Solutions
PFIN 7:STUDENT EDITION-MINDTAP (1 TERM)
Ch. 3 - Discuss the basic principles of income taxes and...Ch. 3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 3 - Prob. 3LOCh. 3 - Explain who needs to pay estimated taxes, when to...Ch. 3 - Know where to get help with your taxes and how...Ch. 3 - Implement an effective tax planning strategy.Ch. 3 - Calculating marginal tax rates. Lacey Hansen is...Ch. 3 - Estimating taxable income, tax liability, and...Ch. 3 - Calculating taxes on security transactions. If...Ch. 3 - Prob. 4FPE
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