Julia?, a single? taxpayer, has adjusted gross income of $50,000?, medical expen
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Julia?, a single? taxpayer, has adjusted gross income of $50,000?, medical expenses of $15,000?, home mortgage interest of $4,250?, property taxes of $2,700?, and miscellaneous itemized deductions of $3,300.
STANDARD DEDUCTION
Filing Status
Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses
$12,200
Heads of households
8,950
Unmarried individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of households)
6,100
Married individuals filing separate returns
6,100
Additional standard deduction for the aged and the blind
Individual who is married and surviving spouses
1,200
*
Individual who is unmarried and not a surviving spouse
1,500
*
Taxpayer claimed as dependent on another taxpayer’s return: Greater of (1) earned income plus $350 or (2) $1,000.
* These amounts are $2,400 and $3,000, respectively, for a taxpayer who is both aged and blind.
PERSONAL AND DEPENDENCY EXEMPTION AND PHASE-OUTS
Personal and dependency exemption
3,900
Phase-outs for high income taxpayers:
Personal and dependency exemptions are reduced by 2% for each $2,500 increment (or part of increment)
for AGI above the threshold amount.
Itemized deductions are reduced by 3% for each dollar of AGI above the threshold amounts (taxpayers cannot
lose more than 80% of their allowable itemized deductions).
For both provisions, the AGI threshold amounts are:
Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses
$300,000
Heads of households
275,000
Unmarried individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of households)
250,000
Married individuals filing separate returns
150,000
STANDARD DEDUCTION
Filing Status
Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses
$12,200
Heads of households
8,950
Unmarried individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of households)
6,100
Married individuals filing separate returns
6,100
Additional standard deduction for the aged and the blind
Individual who is married and surviving spouses
1,200
*
Individual who is unmarried and not a surviving spouse
1,500
*
Taxpayer claimed as dependent on another taxpayer’s return: Greater of (1) earned income plus $350 or (2) $1,000.
* These amounts are $2,400 and $3,000, respectively, for a taxpayer who is both aged and blind.
Explanation / Answer
Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses
$12,200
Heads of households
8,950
Unmarried individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of households)
6,100
Married individuals filing separate returns
6,100
Additional standard deduction for the aged and the blind
Individual who is married and surviving spouses
1,200
*
Individual who is unmarried and not a surviving spouse
1,500
*
Taxpayer claimed as dependent on another taxpayer’s return: Greater of (1) earned income plus $350 or (2) $1,000.
* These amounts are $2,400 and $3,000, respectively, for a taxpayer who is both aged and blind.
PERSONAL AND DEPENDENCY EXEMPTION AND PHASE-OUTS
Personal and dependency exemption
3,900
Phase-outs for high income taxpayers:
Personal and dependency exemptions are reduced by 2% for each $2,500 increment (or part of increment)
for AGI above the threshold amount.
Itemized deductions are reduced by 3% for each dollar of AGI above the threshold amounts (taxpayers cannot
lose more than 80% of their allowable itemized deductions).
For both provisions, the AGI threshold amounts are:
Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses
$300,000
Heads of households
275,000
Unmarried individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of households)
250,000
Married individuals filing separate returns
150,000
Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses
$12,200
Heads of households
8,950
Unmarried individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of households)
6,100
Married individuals filing separate returns
6,100
Additional standard deduction for the aged and the blind
Individual who is married and surviving spouses
1,200
*
Individual who is unmarried and not a surviving spouse
1,500
*
Taxpayer claimed as dependent on another taxpayer’s return: Greater of (1) earned income plus $350 or (2) $1,000.
* These amounts are $2,400 and $3,000, respectively, for a taxpayer who is both aged and blind.
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