Question

1. Eva received $58,000 in compensation payments from JAZZ Corp. during 2018. Eva incurred $8,500 in business expenses relating to her work for JAZZ Corp. JAZZ did not reimburse Eva for any of these expenses. Eva is single and she deducts a standard deduction of $12,000. Based on these facts answer the following questions: Use Tax Rate Schedule for reference. a. Assume that Eva is considered to be an employee. What amount of FICA taxes is she required to pay for the year? 2. b. Assume that Eva is considered to be an employee. What is her regular income tax liability for the year

3 c. Assume that Eva is considered to be a self-employed contractor. What is her self-employment tax liability and additional Medicare tax liability for the year? (Round your intermediate computations & final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount. Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)

4 d. Assume that Eva is considered to be a self-employed contractor. What is her regular tax liability for the year? (Round your intermediate computations to the nearest whole dollar amount and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)

5 The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Trey has two dependents, his daughters, ages 14 and 17, at year-end. Trey files a joint return with his wife. What amount of child credit will Trey be able to claim for his daughters under each of the following alternative situations? Use Exhibit 8-8. a. His AGI is $102,300.

Answer 1