Academic Integrity: tutoring, explanations, and feedback — we don’t complete graded work or submit on a student’s behalf.

ses >0 Tue Dec 12 2:12 AM Caiculanor Exercise 10-22 (Algorithmic) (LO. 8) o, who

ID: 2594802 • Letter: S

Question

ses >0 Tue Dec 12 2:12 AM Caiculanor Exercise 10-22 (Algorithmic) (LO. 8) o, who is a single taxpayer, had AGI of $3.36,000 for 2017. He incurred the following expenses during the year: * ical epenses before 10%-ofAGI litation 118,620 State and local income taxes $10,080 * Real estabe taxes $2,016 e Home mortgage interest $16,800 Charitable contributions $4 ·Deductible investment interest expense $1,512 Compute the amount of Pedro's itemized deductions after any applicable reductions and/or laimitations. Round your computations to the nearest dollar and use rounded amounts in subsequent calculations Previous work saved

Explanation / Answer

Pedro's itemized deductions before the overall limitation are computed as follows: Medical expenses [$18,620 - (10% × $336,000)]                    -   State and local income taxes          10,080 Real estate taxes             2,016 Home mortgage interest          16,800 Charitable contributions             4,032 Deductible investment interest             1,512 Total itemized deductions          34,440 Pedro's itemized deductions in 2017 after application of the overall limitation are computed below: Itemized deductions subject to overall limitation: State and local income taxes          10,080 Real estate taxes             2,016 Home mortgage interest          16,800 Charitable contributions             4,032 Total          32,928 Conditions: Reduction equals the lesser of the following: Inexcess of 3% of the AGI from 258,250 [3% × ($336,000 AGI - $258,250)]             2,333 80% of itemized deductions subject to limitation =($32928*80%)          26,342 Amount of reduction             2,333 Deductible itemized deductions subject to overall limitation =32828-2333          30,495 Itemized deductions not subject to overall limitation: Investment interest             1,512 Total itemized deductions =30495+1512          32,007