Question

Diana and Ryan Workman were married on January 1 of last year. Diana has an eight-year-old son, Jorge, from her previous marriage. Ryan works as a computer programmer at Datafile Inc. Diana is a full-time student and is not employed. The Workmans reported the following financial information pertaining to their activities during the current year.

a. Ryan earned a $96,000 salary for the year.

b. Diana received a scholarship of $10,000. She used $8,000 to cover tuition costs and the remaining $2,000 went towards living expenses.

c. Diana won a $1,000 cash prize at her church-sponsored Bingo game.

d. The Workmans received $500 of interest from corporate bonds and $250 of interest from a municipal bond.

e. The couple bought 50 shares of ABC Inc. stock for $40 per share on July 2. The stock was worth $47 a share on December 31.

f. Diana’s father passed away on April 14. She inherited cash of $50,000 from her father and his baseball card collection, valued at $2,000. As the beneficiary of her father’s life insurance policy, Diana also received $150,000.

Assuming the Workman's file a joint return, what is there gross income for the current year?

Numeric Response

Answer 1

Particulars	Amount
Salary	96,000
Scholarship	2,000
Prize	1,000
Interest	500
Capital gains	-
Inheritance	-
Gross income	99,500
Adjustments to Income	-
Adjusted gross income	99,500
Standard deduction	(24,400)
Taxable income	75,100

Answer is $75,100