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Compute the 2018 Federal income tax in the following
cases.
All are residents of New York State.
Alan, single, lives by himself, income 145,000, Itemized deductions
9,500.
Bob, single lives with his brother who was fired from his job in
2016 and has not earned any money since then. Bob's income was
115,000 and itemized deductions of 21,000.
Chad and Doris, married, no children or
dependents.
Income itemized deductions
Chad 125,000 31,000
Doris 135,000 4,500
Compute tax for Chad and Doris using married joint and married
separate tax tables.
Ed, single earns 82,355 and had itemized deductions of 9,200.
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Sorry this is all my professor gave me in the email.
Alan:
Income = 145,000
Itemized Deductions = 9,500. Since Itemized deduction is less than standard deduction, we will use standard deduction.
Standard deduction = 12,000
Taxable Income = 145,000 - 12,000 = 133,000
Tax @ 24% = (133,000 - 82,500) + 14,089.5
= 50,500*24% = 12,120 + 14,089.5 = $26,209.5
Chad and Doris (Married Filing Jointly):
Income = 125,000 + 135,000 = $260,000
Itemized Deductions = 31,000 + 4,500 = $35,500
Taxable Income = $260,000 - $35,500 = $224,500
Tax @ 24% = (224,500 - 165,000) + 28,179
= 59,500*24% = 14,280 + 28,179 = $42,459
Chad and Doris (Married Filing separate):
Income = 125,000 + 135,000 = $260,000
Itemized Deductions = 31,000 + 4,500 = $35,500
Taxable Income = $260,000 - $35,500 = $224,500
Tax @ 35% = (224,500 - 200,000) + 45,689.5
= 24,500*35% = 8,575 + 49,685.5 = 54,264.5
Ed:
Income = 82,355
Itemized Deductions = 9,200. Since Itemized deduction is less than standard deduction, we will use standard deduction.
Standard deduction = 12,000
Taxable Income = 82,355 - 12,000 = 70,355
Tax @ 22% per tax tables = 11,422