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Devon Bishop, age 45, is single. He lives at 1507 Rose Lane, Albuquerque, NM 87131. His Social Security number is 111-11-1112. Devon does not want $3 to go to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund.
Devon's wife, Ariane, passed away in 2014. Devon's son, Tom, who is age 18, resides with Devon. Tom's Social Security number is 123-45-6788.
Devon owns a sole proprietorship for which he uses the accrual method of accounting and maintains no inventory. His revenues and expenses for 2018 are as follows:
Sales revenue | $740,000 |
Cost of goods sold (based on purchases for the year) | 405,000 |
Salary expense | 88,000 |
Rent expense | 30,000 |
Utilities | 8,000 |
Telephone | 6,500 |
Advertising | 4,000 |
Bad debts | 5,000 |
Depreciation* | 21,000 |
Health insurance** | 26,000 |
Accounting and legal fees | 7,000 |
Supplies | 1,000 |
*New office equipment ($21,000); Devon uses the immediate expense election.
** $18,000 for employees and $8,000 for Devon.
Other income received by Devon includes the following:
Dividend income (qualified dividends): | |
Swan, Inc. | $10,000 |
Wren, Inc. | 2,000 |
Interest income: | |
First National Bank | 11,000 |
Second City Bank | 2,500 |
County of Santa Fe, NM bonds | 17,000 |
During the year, Devon and his sole proprietorship had the following property transactions:
Devon's potential itemized deductions, exclusive of the aforementioned information, are as follows:
Medical expenses (before the 7.5% floor) | $9,500 |
Property taxes on residence | 5,800 |
State income taxes | 4,000 |
Charitable contributions | 10,000 |
Mortgage interest on residence (First National Bank) | 9,900 |
Sales taxes paid | 5,000 |
During the year, Devon makes estimated Federal income tax payments of $35,000.
Required:
Compute Devon's lowest net tax payable or refund due for 2018 by providing the information requested for Forms 1040, 4562, 8824, and 8949 as well as Schedules A, B, D, SE. Assume that he makes any available elections that will reduce the tax.
ANSWER :-
Devon Bishop, age 45, is single. He lives at 1507 Rose Lane, Albuquerque,
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