Question

You have received the following information and are asked to fill out Bowen and Bonnie’s 2021 form 1040 for them. Bowen and Bonnie are married and do not have children. They rent a house in North Portland.

Bonnie works at a coffee shop. Her W-2 reports that she has $40,000 in taxable wages and $4,400 was withheld for Federal income taxes and $2,000 was withheld for Oregon income taxes. 

Bowen works at an environmental non-profit. His W-2 reports that he has taxable wages of $33,100, and that $3,400 was withheld for federal income taxes and $2,200 was withheld for Oregon income taxes. 

They paid $1,000 in interest on their student loans in the current year.  They also made a charitable donation of $250 to an environmental foundation that Bowen’s organization works with that works to preserve the Columbia River Gorge.

For the purpose of this assignment, you will only need form 1040 and its schedules (1 & 3). Assume they do not have any other income or expenses.  Assume the couple will file married filing jointly.  If they have a refund, please give them the refund rather than apply it to next year. To calculate the tax due, please use the 2021 tables found in the 1040 instructions.