1.Jake pays $8,500 in deductible property taxes. His marginal tax rate is 31%, his effective tax rate is 26% and his nominal average tax rate is 28%. What is Jake's tax savings from paying the property tax? 2.Mike and Liz file a joint return in 2021. AGI is 64,000 and they have $27,000 of itemized deductions. Mike and Liz are both 65. What is their taxable income

1.Jake pays $8,500 in deductible property taxes. His marginal tax rate is 31%, his effective tax rate is 26% and his nominal average tax rate is 28%. What is Jake's tax savings from paying the property tax? 2.Mike and Liz file a joint return in 2021. AGI is 64,000 and they have $27,000 of itemized deductions. Mike and Liz are both 65. What is their taxable income

Income Tax Fundamentals 2020

38th Edition

ISBN:9780357391129

Author:WHITTENBURG

Publisher:WHITTENBURG

Chapter2: Gross Income And Exclusions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 34MCQ: Dana and Larry are married and live in Texas. Dana earns a salary of $45,000 and Larry has $25,000...

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