Decide what her a person should itemize his deductions or take the standard deduction in the following case. A person deductible expenditures are 8400 for intrest on a home mortgage 2100$ for contributions to charity and 647$ for state income taxes.His filing status entitles him to a standard deduction of 11,700.
Homework Answers
1) Taxpayer has two options:
A) Itemized deduction Or. B) Standard deduction
Taxpayer will opt out the higher of the two to reduce the taxes.
2) Deduction reduces the income that is subject to taxes.
3) Here,
| Standard Deduction | $ 11,700 |
| Itemized Deduction | $11,147 |
( $ 8400 + $ 2100 + $ 647 = $11,147)
4) In this case standard deductioo amount is more that that of itemized deduction , so he should take standard deduction.
Add Answer to:
Decide what her a person should itemize his deductions or take the standard deduction in the following case. A perso...
A man earned wages of $45000, received $1200 in interest from a savings account, and contributed...
A man earned wages of $45000, received $1200 in interest from a savings account, and contributed $3000 to a tax-deferred retirement plan. He was entitled to a personal exemption of $3200. His deductible expenditures include $7500 for interest on a home mortgage, $3455 for contributions to charity, and $650 for state income taxes. His filing status allows him to take a standard deduction of $11600. He is in the 35% tax bracket. a. What is his gross income? b. What...
Compute the taxable income for 2020 for Aiden on the basis of the following information. Aiden...
Compute the taxable income for 2020 for Aiden on the basis of the following information. Aiden is married but has not seen or heard from his wife since 2018 Salary $80,000 Interest on bonds issued by City of Boston 3,000 Interest on CD issued by Wells Fargo Bank 2,000 Cash dividend received on Chevron common stock 2,200 Life insurance proceeds paid upon death of aunt (Aiden was the designated beneficiary of the policy) 200,000 Inheritance received upon death of aunt...
3.1 The Andersons Tackle Their Tax Return (PLEASE SHOW ALL CALCULATIONS) Noah and Olivia Anderson are...
3.1 The Andersons Tackle Their Tax Return (PLEASE SHOW ALL CALCULATIONS) Noah and Olivia Anderson are a married couple in their early 20s living in Dallas. Noah Anderson earned $73,000 in 2014 from his sales job. During the year, his employer withheld $9,172 for income tax purposes. In addition, the Andersons received interest of $350 on a joint savings account, $750 interest on tax-exempt municipal bonds, and dividends of $400 on common stocks. At the end of 2014, the Andersons...
Gleim 6 Deductions from AGI [1] Which one of the following expenses does not qualify as...
Gleim 6 Deductions from AGI [1] Which one of the following expenses does not qualify as a deductible medical expense? A. Cost of long-term care for a developmentally disabled person in a relative’s home. B. Special school for a deaf child to learn lip reading. C. Cost of elevator installed for individual who had heart bypass surgery (in excess of increase in value of individual’s home). D. Cost and care of guide dogs used by a blind person in his...
1. Todd, who works for a public accounting firm, had the following transactions for 2018: Salary...
1. Todd, who works for a public accounting firm, had the following transactions for 2018: Salary $ 85,000 Moving expenses incurred to change jobs (12,000) Inheritance received from deceased uncle 300,000 Life insurance proceeds from policy on uncle’s life (Todd was named the beneficiary) 200,000 Cash prize from church raffle 3,000 Payment of church pledge (4,500) >> What is Todd’s AGI for 2018? 2. In 2018, Alice earns a salary of $55,000, has capital gains of $3,000, and receives interest...
Comprehensive Problem 6-52 (LO 6-1, LO 6-2, LO 6-3) [The following information applies to the questions...
Comprehensive Problem 6-52 (LO 6-1, LO 6-2, LO 6-3)
[The following information applies to the questions
displayed below.]
Read the following letter and help Shady Slim with his tax
situation. Please assume that his gross income is $172,900 (which
consists only of salary) for purposes of this problem.
December 31, 2019
To the friendly student tax preparer:
Hi, it’s Shady Slim again. I just got back from my 55th birthday
party, and I’m told that you need some more information...
Required information (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Marc and Michelle are married...
Required information (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Marc and Michelle are married and earned salaries this year of $64,000 and $12,000, respectively. In addition to their salaries, they received interest of $350 from municipal bonds and $500 from corporate bonds. Marc contributed $2,500 to an individual retirement account, and Marc paid alimony to a prior spouse in the amount of $1,500 (under a divorce decree effective June 1, 2005). Marc and Michelle have a 10-year-old son,...
Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed belowj John and Sandy Ferguson got...
Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed belowj John and Sandy Ferguson got married eight years ago and have a seven-year-old daughter, Samantha. In 2018, John worked as a computer technician at a local university earning a salary of $153,500, and Sandy worked part-time as a receptionist for a law firm earning a salary of $30,500. John also does some Web design work on the side and reported revenues of $5,500 and associated expenses of $1,500. The...
Comprehensive Problem 8-84 (LO 8-1, LO 8-2, LO 8-3, LO 8-4, LO 8-5) [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Reba Dixon is a fifth-grade school teacher who earned a salar...
Comprehensive Problem 8-84 (LO 8-1, LO 8-2, LO 8-3, LO 8-4, LO
8-5)
[The following information applies to the questions
displayed below.]
Reba Dixon is a fifth-grade school teacher who earned a salary of
$38,000 in 2018. She is 45 years old and has been divorced for four
years. She receives $1,200 of alimony payments each month from her
former husband (divorced in 2016). Reba also rents out a small
apartment building. This year Reba received $50,000 of rental
payments...
This year Evan graduated from college and took a job as a deliveryman in the city....
This year Evan graduated from college and took a job as a deliveryman in the city. Evan was paid a salary of $68,500 and he received $700 in hourly pay for part-time work over the weekends. Evan summarized his expenses below: Cost of moving his possessions to the city (125 miles away) Interest paid on accumulated student loans Cost of purchasing a delivery uniform Contribution to State University deliveryman program $1,200 2,840 1,440 1,320 Calculate Evan's AGI and taxable income...
A man earned wages of $45000, received $1200 in interest from a savings account, and contributed $3000 to a tax-deferred retirement plan. He was entitled to a personal exemption of $3200. His deductible expenditures include $7500 for interest on a home mortgage, $3455 for contributions to charity, and $650 for state income taxes. His filing status allows him to take a standard deduction of $11600. He is in the 35% tax bracket. a. What is his gross income? b. What...
Compute the taxable income for 2020 for Aiden on the basis of the following information. Aiden is married but has not seen or heard from his wife since 2018 Salary $80,000 Interest on bonds issued by City of Boston 3,000 Interest on CD issued by Wells Fargo Bank 2,000 Cash dividend received on Chevron common stock 2,200 Life insurance proceeds paid upon death of aunt (Aiden was the designated beneficiary of the policy) 200,000 Inheritance received upon death of aunt...
Comprehensive Problem 6-52 (LO 6-1, LO 6-2, LO 6-3)
[The following information applies to the questions
displayed below.]
Read the following letter and help Shady Slim with his tax
situation. Please assume that his gross income is $172,900 (which
consists only of salary) for purposes of this problem.
December 31, 2019
To the friendly student tax preparer:
Hi, it’s Shady Slim again. I just got back from my 55th birthday
party, and I’m told that you need some more information...
Required information (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Marc and Michelle are married and earned salaries this year of $64,000 and $12,000, respectively. In addition to their salaries, they received interest of $350 from municipal bonds and $500 from corporate bonds. Marc contributed $2,500 to an individual retirement account, and Marc paid alimony to a prior spouse in the amount of $1,500 (under a divorce decree effective June 1, 2005). Marc and Michelle have a 10-year-old son,...
Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed belowj John and Sandy Ferguson got married eight years ago and have a seven-year-old daughter, Samantha. In 2018, John worked as a computer technician at a local university earning a salary of $153,500, and Sandy worked part-time as a receptionist for a law firm earning a salary of $30,500. John also does some Web design work on the side and reported revenues of $5,500 and associated expenses of $1,500. The...
Comprehensive Problem 8-84 (LO 8-1, LO 8-2, LO 8-3, LO 8-4, LO
8-5)
[The following information applies to the questions
displayed below.]
Reba Dixon is a fifth-grade school teacher who earned a salary of
$38,000 in 2018. She is 45 years old and has been divorced for four
years. She receives $1,200 of alimony payments each month from her
former husband (divorced in 2016). Reba also rents out a small
apartment building. This year Reba received $50,000 of rental
payments...
This year Evan graduated from college and took a job as a deliveryman in the city. Evan was paid a salary of $68,500 and he received $700 in hourly pay for part-time work over the weekends. Evan summarized his expenses below: Cost of moving his possessions to the city (125 miles away) Interest paid on accumulated student loans Cost of purchasing a delivery uniform Contribution to State University deliveryman program $1,200 2,840 1,440 1,320 Calculate Evan's AGI and taxable income...
Most questions answered within 3 hours.
-
In Netherland Dwarf rabbits, dwarf size is determined by allele
N, and normal-size by allele n....
asked 2 minutes ago -
During Heaton Company’s first two years of operations, it
reported absorption costing net operating income as...
asked 17 minutes ago -
Consider testing the
hypotheses:
H0: p = 0.56
H1: p > 0.56
where p is
the...
asked 20 minutes ago -
In a two-factor analysis of variance a main effect is defined as
____.
a. the unique...
asked 27 minutes ago -
A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings
are normally distributed with a mean...
asked 28 minutes ago -
Fill in the following information for Adipic Acid: molecular
weight, g or ml, mole, melting point,...
asked 33 minutes ago -
how
to use a for loop to iterate over the string below and print each
character...
asked 35 minutes ago -
Please type answer, Thanks.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175
words:
Research industry...
asked 35 minutes ago -
Assume that all interest rates in the economy increase from 9
percent to 10 percent. Which...
asked 45 minutes ago -
Describe the function of a Change Control Board.
When calculating Planned Value (PV), what is the...
asked 50 minutes ago -
The customer help center in your company receives calls from
customers who need help with some...
asked 1 hour ago -
A manufacturer wished to compare the wearing qualities of two
different types of automobile tires, A...
asked 1 hour ago