In: Accounting
determine the tax liability for tax year 2017 in each
of the following instances. in each case, assume the taxpayer can
take only the standard deduction. use the appropriate taxtable and
tax rate schedules.
a. single taxpayer, not household, with AGI of $23493 and one
dependent.
b. A single taxpayer, not head of household, with AGI of $169783
and no dependents.
c. A married couple filling jointly with AGI of $39945 and two
dependents.
d. a married couple filling jointly with AGI of 162288 and three
dependents. ( round your intermediate computation to two decimal
places and final answer to the nearest amount)
e. A married couple filling jointly with AGI of $301947 and one
dependent.
f.taxpayer filing separately with AGI of $68996 and one
dependent.
g. A qualifying widow, age 66, with AGI of $ 49240 and one
dependent.
h. A head of household with AGI of $14392 and two dependents.
I. A head of household with AGI of $59226 and one dependent
EXPLANATION AND COMPUTATION ---
PART A -- Standard deduction - $6200 and two exemptions of $3950 each.
Therefore taxable income - $9393
Tax Liability - $953 (as per tax slabs)
PART B -- Standard deduction - $6200 and personal exemption of $3950 each.
Therefore taxable income - $159633
Tax Liability - $37873 (as per tax rate schedules)
PART C -- Standard deduction - $12400 and four exemption of $3950 each.
Therefore taxable income - $11745
Tax Liability - $1173 (as per tax tables)
PART D -- Standard deduction - $12400 and five exemption of $3950 each.
Therefore taxable income - $130138
Tax Liability - $24247 (as per tax rate schedules)
PART E -- Standard deduction - $12400 and three exemption of $3950 each.
Therefore taxable income - $277697
Tax Liability - $67545 (as per tax rate schedules)
PART F -- Standard deduction - $6200 and two exemption of $3950 each.
Therefore taxable income - $54896
Tax Liability - $9575 (as per tax tables)
PART G -- Standard deduction - $13600($12400+$1200) and two exemption of $3950 each.
Therefore taxable income - $27740
Tax Liability - $3251 (as per tax rate schedules)
PART H -- Standard deduction - $9100 and three exemption of $3950 each.
Therefore taxable income - ZERO
Tax Liability - ZERO
PART I -- Standard deduction - $9100 and two exemption of $3950 each.
Therefore taxable income - $42226
Tax Liability - $5686 (as per tax tables)