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Calculate the total 2017 tax liability for a surviving spouse with one dependent child with a gross income of $54,790, no salary reductions for employer-provided benefits, and no itemized deductions.
Assuming the single parent taxpayer's filing status is Married Filing Jointly or Surviving Spouse, the taxpayer's standard deduction for the 2017 tax year is $______ (Round to the nearest dollar.)
Since the taxpayer has one dependent child, the taxpayer's
exemptions for the 2017 tax year is $_____ (Round to the nearest
dollar.)
The taxpayer's taxable income for the 2017 tax year is $______ (Round to the nearest dollar.)
The taxpayer's child tax credit amount for the 2017 tax year is $_____ (Round to the nearest dollar.)
The taxpayer's total income tax due for the 2017 tax year is $_______ (Round to the nearest cent.)
Standard Deduction Amounts |
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Filing Status |
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2017 |
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Single |
$6,350 |
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Married Filing Jointly or Surviving Spouse |
$12,700 |
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Head of Household |
$9,350 |
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Married Filing Separately |
$6,350 |
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Personal Exemptions in 2017: $4,050 Child Tax Credit in 2017: $1,000 per child |
Tax year - 2017
Filing status - Surviving spouse
Number of personal exemptions = 2 [One for the surviving spouse and one for the dependent child]
Calculation of Tax due or Tax refund
Amount | ||
Total income (Gross Income) | $54,790 | |
Less: Exclusions | Nil | |
Adjusted Gross Income | $54,790 | |
Less: Standard deductions | $12,700 | |
Less: Personal exemptions | $4,050 x 2 | $8,100 |
Taxable income | $33,990 | |
Gross IncomeTax due [Note 1] | $4,166 | |
Less: Child Tax Credit | $1,000 | |
Net Inome tax due | $3,166 |
Therefore,
The taxpayer's total income tax due for the 2017 tax year is $3,166
Note 1 - Calculation of Gross tax on taxable income of $33,990
Federal Income tax rate for the year 2017 (Filing status - Surviving Spouse):
Tax rate | |
$0 - $18,650 | 10% |
$18,651 – $75,900 | 15% |
$75,901 – $153,100 | 25% |
$153,101 – $233,350 | 28% |
$233,351 – $416,700 | 33% |
$416,701 – $470,700 | 35% |
$470,701+ | $39.6% |
Calculation of Gross tax payable:
Tax rate | Tax amount | ||
$0 to $18,650 = $18,650 | 10% | $18,650 x 10% | $1,865 |
$18,651 to $33,990 = $15,340 | 15% | $15,340 x 15% | $2,301 |
Total Gross tax | $4,166 |