Question

George Large (SSN 000-11-1111) and his wife Marge (SSN 000-22-2222) live at 2000 Lakeview Drive, Cleveland, OG 49001 and want you to prepare their 2015 income tax return based on the following information below:

George Large worked as a salesman for Toyboat, Inc. He received a salary of $80,000 ($8,500 of federal income taxes withheld and $1,800 of state income taxes withheld) plus an expense reimbursement from Toyboat of $5,000 to cover his business expenses. George must make an adequate accounting to his employer and return any excess reimbursement, non of the reimbursement was related to the meals and entertainment. Additionally, Toyboat provides George with medical insurance of $7,200 per year, George drive his car a total of 24,000 miles during the year, and he placed the car in service on June 1, 2010. His log indicates that 18,000 miles were for sales calls to customers at the customers' offices and the remainder was personal mileage. George uses the standard mileage reimbursement rate method. Assume his business miles were driven evenly during the year. George is a college basketball fan. He purchased two season tickets for a total of $4,000. He takes a customer to every game, and they discuss some business before, during, and after the games. George also takes his clients to business lunches. His log indicates that he spent $1,500 on these business meals. George also took a five day business trip to the Toyboat headquarters in Musty, Ohio. He was so well prepared that he finished his business in three days, so he spent the other two days sightseeing. He had the following expenses during each of the five days of his trip:

Airfare: $200

Lodging: $85/day

Meals: $50/day

Taxicabs: $20/day

Marge Large is self-employed. She repairs rubber toy boats in the basement of their home, which is 25% of the house's square footage. The business code is 811490. She had the following income and expenses:

Income from rubber toy boat repairs: $15,000

Cost of Supplies: 5,000

Contract Labor: 3,500

Telephone (business) 500

The Large's home cost a total of $150,000, of which the cost of the land was $20,000. The FMV of the house is $225,000. The house is depreciable over a 39-year recovery period. The Larges incurred the following total other expenses:

Utility bills for the house: $2,000

Real estate taxes 2,500

Mortgage interest 4,500

Cash charitable contributions 3,500

Prepare Form 1040, Schedules A, C, and SE for Form 1040, and Forms 2106 and 8829 for the 2015 year. (Assume no depreciation for this problem and that no estimated taxes were paid by the Larges).

Answer 1

Schedule A Itemized Deductions Medical and Dental Expenses                                               -   Taxed paid - real estate taxes                                         1,875 State income tax                                         1,800 Interest Paid                                         3,375 Gifts to charity                                         3,500 Job expenses unreimbursed                                         1,680 (24000-18000=6000*.28) Business meals                                         1,500 Business tickets                                         4,000 Other expenses(200+85+50+20)                                            355 Total                                      18,085 Schedule C Profit & loss frombusiness Income from rubber toy boatrepairs                                      15,000 Expenses : Cost of supplies                                         5,000 Contract labor                                         3,500 Telephone (business)                                            500 Utility bills for the house(2000*.25)                                            500 Real estate taxes(2500*.25)                                            625 Mortgage interest(4500*.25)                                         1,125 Net Profit                                        3,750

2015 tax return
Marrued filing jointly
Income from salary	80,000
Income from business	3,750
Adjusted Gross income	83,750
Standard deduction	18,085
Taxable income	65,665
Tax
10%(0-18450)	1,845
15%(18450-74900)	7,082
Total Tax	8,927
Tax credit	8,500
Net tax payable	427