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If Your Taxable Income Is Up to $19,050 $19,050 - $77,400 $77,400 - $165,000 $165,000 - $315,000 $315,000 - $400,000 $400,000 - $600,000 Over $600,000 Married couples Filing Joint Returns You Pay This Plus This Percentage Amount on the on the Excess over the Base of the Bracket Base (Marginal Rate) $0 10.0% 1,905.00 12.0 8,907.00 22.0 28,179.00 24.0 64,179.00 32.0 91,379.00 35.0 161,379.00 37.0 Average Tax Rate at Top of Bracket 10.0% 11.5 17.1 20.4 22.8 26.9 37.0 Standard deduction for married couples filing jointly: $24,000 Quantitative Problem: Jenna is a single taxpayer. During 2018, she earned wages of $136,000. She doesn't itemize deductions, so she will take the standard deduction to calculate 2018 taxable income. In addition, during the year she sold common stock that she had owned for five years for a net profit of $4,500. How much does Jenna owe to the IRS for taxes? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent. $ Corporate Corporations earn most of their income from operations; however, they may also receive interest and dividend income. Select Vincome is taxed as ordinary income; however Select income is taxed more favorably. 50% of Select received is excluded from taxable income, while the remaining 50% is taxed at the ordinary tax rate. For businesses, Select payments are regarded as an expense so they are tax deductible; however, Select payments are not tax deductible. Consequently, our tax system encourages Select financing over Select financing. Depreciation expense is tax deductible, so the larger the depreciation, the Select the taxable income, the Select the taxes, and the Select the firm's operating cash flow. Quantitative Problem: Andrews Corporation has income from operations of $231,000. In addition, it received interest income of $23,100 and received dividend income of $28,000 from another corporation. Finally, it paid $12,500 of interest income to its bondholders and paid $46,100 of dividends to its common stockholders. The firm's federal tax rate is 21%. What is the firm's federal income tax? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar $

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Answer 1

Jenna Has Total taxable Income of : wages = $136000

Profit from sale of stock = $4500

Total Taxable Income =$140500

As per slabs , No tax till $19050 =$ 0

from, $19050 -$77400 = $58350 * Average tax rate => $58350*11.5% => $6710.25

from, $77400- $140500= $63100* Average tax rate =>$ 63100*17.1% => $10790.1

Total tax liabilty of Jenna = $0+$6710.25+$10790.1 => $17500.35

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