Question

Matthew Flaws is a single taxpayer and lives at 5670 Sierra Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822. He has income from a job as a marketing representative, interest income, dividend income, and stock investments. Some of his investments are in a mutual fund. His social security number is 412-34-5670. For the tax year 2017, Matthew had the following income information:

Wages	$	118,000
Social security tax withholding		7,316
Medicare tax withholding		1,711
Federal income tax withholding		17,350
State income tax withholding		3,600

Matthew had the following investment income:

Foundation Bank 1099-INT		$	1,763
Great Return Mutual Fund 1099-INT			500
Great Return Mutual Fund 1099-DIV			700 (ordinary dividends - $0 qualified)
Great Return Mutual Fund 1099-DIV CGD			3,632 (capital gain distribution)

Matthew had the following investment sales:

A 1099-B from Great Return Mutual Fund for the sale of 100 shares of the fund. Matthew had purchased 50 shares on September 21, 2016, for $650; 50 shares on October 1, 2016, for $500; and 50 shares on November 30, 2016, for $800. He sold 100 shares on June 13, 2017, for $700. Matthew uses the average cost method to calculate the cost basis of his fund shares.

A 1099-B from XYZ Brokerage Company for $5,500 gross proceeds from the October 21, 2017, sale of 50 shares of Liquid Rhino Marketing. The shares were originally purchased on October 22, 2016, for $2,500.

A 1099-B from ABC Brokerage Company for $2,000 gross proceeds from the November 2, 2017, sale of 60 shares of Crestwood Company. Matthew originally inherited the shares from his grandfather on February 18, 2017. The shares had an FMV of $2,500 on his grandfather's date of death. His grandfather originally purchased the shares for $400 in 1990.

Other information:

Matthew had a capital loss carryover from 2016; $1,990 short-term.

Matthew had the following itemized deductions:

Medical insurance premiums	$	5,000
Real estate taxes		6,210
Home mortgage interest (Form 1098)		21,600
Cash charitable contributions		2,000
Tax preparation fee		200

Matthew does not want to contribute to the presidential election campaign and does not want anyone to be a third-party designee. Matthew had qualifying health care coverage at all times during the tax year.

Complete the 2017 tax return for Matthew Flaws. For any missing information, make reasonable assumptions. (List the names of the taxpayers and any income they receive in the order in which they appear in the problem. Input all the values as positive numbers unless otherwise stated in the forms. Instructions can be found on certain cells within the forms. Round all intermediate calculations and your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Use the appropriate Tax Tables.

Answer 1

Answer : Please note For transaction great return mutual fund is using average cost method so we have to calculate the average cost for the transaction.

1. Purchase of 50 share for $650 so cost is 650/50 = $13 per sahre

2. Purchase of 50 share for 500 so cost is 500/50 = $10 per share

3. Purchase of 50 share for 800 so cost is 800/50 = 16 per share

Now we have to total cost here 650+500+800 = $1950 (Total cost)

Number of sahre purchase 50+50+50 = 150 total share purchase

To find The average cost is calculated by dividing $1950/150 = = $13

so here average cost is $13

Now is sold on June 13, 2017 is100 share for $700 here per share price is 700/100 = 7 per share

• Gain/loss using average cost basus : ($7-13)*100 = (600) (Loss)

Please note for the transaction of inherited the shares we have considered to considered FMV as cost basis for that transaction. FMV considered as on his grandfather's date of death and given code for inherited property.