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Marc and Michelle are married and earned salaries this year of $60,000 and $12,000, respectively. In addition to their salaries, they received interest of $350 from municipal bonds and $500 from corporate bonds. Marc contributed $3,000 to a qualified Individual Retirement Account, 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 $2,000 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. What is Marc and Michelle’s taxes payable or refund due? |
It is assumed that the taxable year is 2020. There are no personal and dependent exemptions allowed in 2020 and $350 interest received on municipal bonds is not subject to federal income tax.