Question

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 and Michelle also paid $2,500 of qualifying moving expenses, and Marc paid alimony to a prior spouse in the amount of $1,500. Marc and Michelle have a 10-year-old son, Matthew, who lived with them throughout the entire year. Thus, Marc and Michelle are allowed to claim a $1,000 child tax credit for Matthew. Marc and Michelle paid $6,000 of expenditures that qualify as itemized deductions and they had a total of $5,500 in federal income taxes withheld from their paychecks during the course of the year.

a) What is Marc and Michelle’s gross income?

b) What is Marc and Michelle’s adjusted gross income?

c) What is the total amount of Marc and Michelle’s deductions from AGI?

d) What is Marc and Michelle’s taxable income?

e) What is Marc and Michelle’s taxes payable or refund due for the year? (Use the tax rate schedules.)

f) Complete the first two pages of Marc and Michelle’s Form 1040 (use 2015 forms if 2016 forms are unavailable).

Answer 1

A) $76500

B) $72500

C) $24750

D) tax refund of $260

Step-by-step explanation:

A) calculate Marc and Michelle's gross income

Marc salary = $64000

Michelle's salary = $12000

interest from corporate bond = $ 500

Hence gross income = 64000 + 12000 + 500 = $76500

B) Calculate Marc and Michelle's Adjusted gross income

Gross income = $76500

qualifying moving expenditure = $2500

Alimony paid to previous spouse = $1500

adjusted gross income = 76500 - 2500 - 1500 = $72500

C) Calculate the total amount of Marc and Michelle's deductions from AGI

Standard deduction = $12600

itemized deduction = $6000

personal and dependency allowance = $12150

To calculate the Deductions from AGI we have to add the personal and dependency allowance to the standard deduction ( higher value between standard deduction and itemized deduction )

= 12600 + 12150 = $24750

D ) calculate Marc and Michelle's taxable income

Adjusted gross income = $72500

deduction from itemized deduction = $24750

taxable income = 72500 - 24750 = $47750

E) Determine if Marc and Michelle's taxes payable or refund due for the year

Tax rate schedules :

between $18451 to $79000 : tax rate = $1845 + 15% of income over $18450

Taxable income = $47750

Tax liability = 1845 + (47750 - 18450) * 15% = $6240

child tax credit = $1000

prepayment of taxes = $5500

Tax refund = tax liability - child tax - prepayment of taxes

6240 - 1000 - 5500 = $260

hence there will be a tax return of $260