Question

Beverly and Ken Hair have been married for 3 years. Both taxpayers are under age 65. Beverly works as an accountant at Cypress Corporation. Ken is a full-time student at Southwest Missouri State University (SMSU) and also works part-time during the summer at Cypress Corp. Ken's birthdate is January 12, 1992 and Beverly's birthdate is November 4, 1994. Beverly and Ken each received a W-2 form from Cypress Corporation. The Hairs have interest income of $1,000 on City of St. Louis bonds. Beverly and Ken also received a Form 1099-INT from Boatman's Bank and a 1099-DIV form from green Corporation. Ken is an excellent student at SMSU. He was given a $1,750 scholarship by the university to help pay educational expenses. The scholarship funds were used by Ken for tuition and books. Last year, Beverly was laid off from her former job and was unemployed during January 2018. She was paid $1,825 of unemployment compensation until she started work with her current employer, Cypress Corporation. Ken has a 4-year-old son, Robert R. Hair, from a prior marriage that ended in divorce in 2013. During 2018, he paid his ex-wife $300 per month in child support. Robert is claimed as a dependent by Ken's ex-wife. During 2018, Ken's aunt died. The aunt, in her will, left Ken $15,000 in cash. Ken deposited this money in the Boatman's Bank savings account. Required: Complete the Hair's Form 1040, Schedule 1, and the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet. The Hair's had health cover for the entire year. They do not want to make any contribution to the presidential election campaign. Make any other realistic assumptions about any missing data. If an amount box does not require an entry or if an amount is zero, enter "0". Enter amounts as positive numbers. If required, round amounts to the nearest dollar.

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