Problem 4 (14 Points; 12 minutes) George, single with no dependents, had the fol
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Problem 4 (14 Points; 12 minutes)
George, single with no dependents, had the following for 2017:
Sales Price Basis
Sale of 100 shares of purchased SunRun stock held 3 years $ 6,000 $ 4,500
Sale of 50 shares of inherited GM stock held 5 months 6,000 6,400
Interest from bank savings account............ 4,000 n/a
Qualifying dividends 2,200 n/a
George’s AGI is $90,000. How much is George’s tax?
Problem 5 (6 Points; 8 minutes)
Autumn and Winter are married for tax purposes and retired, and they rely partially on her Social Security benefit. Their income is summarized as follows:
Autumn’s Social Security benefit $26,000
Taxable interest and dividends 5,000
Municipal bond interest 3,000
Wages from Autumn’s part-time job. 14,000
How much is Autumn and Winter’s adjusted gross income for the year? Show your work.
Problem 5 (4 Points Each; 50 minutes)
1. The Samsons are trying to determine whether they can claim their 22-year-old adopted son, Jason, as a dependent. Jason is currently a full-time student at an out-of-state university. Jason lived in his parents’ home for three months of the year and he was away at school for the rest of the year. He received $9,500 in scholarships this year for his outstanding academic performance and earned $4,800 of income working a part-time job during the year. The Samsons paid a total of $5,000 to support Jason while he was away at college. Jason used the scholarship, the earnings from the part-time job, and the money from the Samsons as his only sources of support. Can the Samsons claim Jason as their dependent?
a. True b. false
2. Jasper and Crewella Dahvill were married in year 0. They filed joint tax returns in years 1 and 2. In year 3, their relationship was strained and Jasper insisted on filing a separate tax return. In year 4, the couple divorced. Both Jasper and Crewella filed single tax returns in year 4. In year 5, the IRS audited the couple’s joint year 2 tax return and each spouse’s separate year 3 tax returns. The IRS determined that the year 2 joint return and Crewella’s separate year 3 tax return understated Crewella’s self-employment income, causing the joint return year 2 tax liability to be understated by $5,700 and Crewella’s year 3 separate return tax liability to be understated by $6,450. The IRS also assessed penalties and interest on both of these tax returns. Try as it might, the IRS has not been able to locate Crewella, but they have been able to find Jasper. What amount of tax can the IRS require Jasper to pay for the Dahvill’s year 2 joint return and year 3 return, respectively?
a. $5,700; $-0- b. $0; $0-0 c. $2,850; $3,225 d. $2,850; $-0-
Explanation / Answer
Problem 5
1. (a) True.
Samsons can claim Jason as their depandant as he meets the following critirias of a qualifying child:
Relation - Adopted son qualifies
Age - Under 24 years
Student - full-time student
Residence - temporary absence away at school is treated as time spent in parents home
Support - More than 50% of suppor is provided by Samsons. $5,000 paid by Samsons but Jason paid only $4,800. Scholarship does not count.
2. (a) $5,700, $0
In year 2, Jasper and Crewella filed the return jointly. So, they are jointly and severally liable to pay $5,700 of understated tax liability in year 2.
In year 3, they filed the return separately. So, Jasper is not liable to pay anything from the understated tax liability of Crewella in year 3.
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