Question : 101. For each of the following situations, indicate whether the taxpayer(s) : 1313490

 

101. For each of the following situations, indicate whether the taxpayer(s) is(are) required to file a tax return for 2014. Explain your answer. 

a.

?Debra, age 68, and Jerry, age 70, are married and file a joint return. They received $24,000 in interest income from a savings account.

b.Margie is a single taxpayer with wages in 2014 of $8,400 and interest income of $200.

c.

?Janie, age 30, and Scott, age 28, are married and file a joint tax return. They had $17,000 in earnings from wages.

d.

?Kim, age 20, is a single college student who is claimed as a dependent by her parents. She earned $2,000 from a part-time job and has $450 in interest income.

e.

?Stefanie, a 25-year-old single taxpayer, has wages of $1,500, from which $80 of federal income tax was withheld.

102. Norman and Linda are married taxpayers with taxable income of $126,000 in 2014. 

a. When you calculate their tax liability are you required to use the tax tables or the tax rate schedules, or does it matter?b. What is their tax liability?

103. Curt and Linda were married on December 31, 2014. What are their options for filing status for their 2014 taxes?

104. Madeline is single and supports her 85-year-old parents who live in a senior home paid for by Madeline and have no income. What is Madeline’s filing status and why?

105. List each alternative filing status available to unmarried individual taxpayers.

106. Determine from the tax table or the tax rate schedule, whichever is appropriate, the amount of the income tax for each of the following taxpayers for 2014. 

Taxpayer(s)Filing StatusTaxable IncomeIncome Tax

MacintoshSingle$ 35,680

HindmarshMFS$ 62,100

KinneyMFJ$ 142,000

RosenthalH of H$ 91,350

WilkSingle$ 21,130

 

107. Jeri is single and supports her 45 year-old son who has income of $350 from working in a pumpkin patch during October and lives in his own apartment.a. Can she claim him as a dependent?b. Can she claim head of household filing status? Why or why not?

108. Jessica, a 17-year-old guitarist in a successful band, earns $100,000 a year and is completely self-supporting although she lives with her parents. Can her parents claim her as a dependent? Why or why not?

109. Karl’s father, Vronsky, is a 60-year-old Russian citizen who lived in Russia for the full year. Karl supported Vronsky while he looked for work. Vronsky had no income. Can Karl claim Vronsky as a dependent?

110. Calculate the amount of the standard deduction the taxpayers should claim on their 2014 income tax returns.

a. Kelly and Glenn are married with one dependent child. They file a joint return, are in good health, and both of them are under 65 years of age. They also support her aging father.

b. Fran is 24 years old, in good health, and single.

c. George and Georgina are married and file a joint return. George is 64 years old and Georgina is 63 years old.

d. Norm is 62 years old, single and blind.

e. Kimberly qualifies for head of household filing status, is 42 years old, and is in good health.

f. Lizzie is 11 years old and her only income is $3,200 of interest on a savings account. She is claimed as a dependent on her parents’ tax return.

 

 

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