Calculating taxable income for a married couple filing jointly. Freya and Sebastian Hunter are married and have one child. Sebastian is putting together some figures so he can prepare the Hunters’ joint 2018 tax return. So far, he’s been able to determine the following concerning income and possible deductions:
Given this information, determine the amount of the available itemized deductions. How much taxable income will the Hunters have in 2018? (Note: Assume that Sebastian is not covered by a pension plan where he works, his child qualifies for the child tax credit, and the standard deduction of $24,000 for married filing jointly applies.)
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- Calculating taxable income for a married couple filing jointly. Freya and Sebastian Hunter are married and have one child. Sebastian is putting together some figures so he can prepare the Hunters joint 2018 tax return. So far, hes been able to determine the following concerning income and possible deductions: Given this information, determine the amount of the available itemized deductions. How much taxable income will the Hunters have in 2018? (Note: Assume that Sebastian is not covered by a pension plan where he works, his child qualifies for the child tax credit, and the standard deduction of 24,000 for married filing jointly applies.)arrow_forwardWhich of the following is a deduction for AGI? a. Charitable contributions. b. Alimony paid for a divorce finalized in 2015. c. Tax preparation fees. d. Mortgage interest paid on your primary residence.arrow_forwardArthur 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.arrow_forward
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- 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.____________arrow_forwardDetermine the amount of the standard deduction for each of the following taxpayers for tax year 2023: Required: a. Christina, who is single. b. Adrian and Carol, who are filing a joint return. Their son is blind. c. Peter and Elizabeth, who are married and file separate tax returns. Elizabeth will itemize her deductions. d. Karen, who earned $1,100 working a part-time job. She can be claimed as a dependent by her parents. e. Rodolfo, who is over 65 and is single. f. Bernard, who is a nonresident alien with U.S. income. g. Manuel, who is 70, and Esther, who is 63 and blind, will file a joint return. h. Herman, who is 75 and a qualifying widower with a dependent child. Note: Leave no cells blank. Enter "0" wherever required. a. b. C. d. e. f. g. h. Standard deductionarrow_forwardRequired information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] In 2023, Carson is claimed as a dependent on his parents' tax return. His parents report taxable income of $200,000 (married filing jointly). Carson's parents provided most of his support. What is Carson's tax liability for the year in each of the following alternative circumstances? Use Tax Rate Schedule, Dividends and Capital Gains Tax Rates for reference. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. a. Carson is 17 years old at year-end and earned $16,500 from his summer job and part-time job after school. This was his only source of income.V Tax liabilityarrow_forward
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