A married couple, both of whom are under 65 years old, decided to file as married filing separately. One of the spouses is going to itemize deductions instead of taking the standard deduction. What is the standard deduction permitted to the other spouse when she files her tax return?

As a tax return preparer for The Fernando Rodriguez Tax & Accounting Service, you have been asked to calculate the missing information for one of the firm's tax clients. The following table gives the standard deduction for various filing statuses. Name Standard Deductions Single or married filing separately Campbe || Married filing jointly or surviving spouse Head of household 65 or older and/or blind and/or someone else can claim you (or your spouse if filing jointly) as a dependent: Incom e Using the standard deduction table above, complete the following table (in $). Filing Statu S Adjusted Gross Income Adjustmen ts to Income $52,12 0 $1,560 $12,000 $ $24,000 Marrie d filing jointly When finding your client's taxable income, which deduction did you use? C standard deduction itemized deductions $18,000 Varies (See www.irs.gov for information.) $ Standard Deduction Itemized Deduction S $5,910 Taxable Income $

1. Taxpayers who are blind get the benefit of: a.An additional amount added to their standard deduction. b.Two standard deductions. c.An extra exemption. d.None of these choices are correct.   2. An unmarried taxpayer who maintains a household for a dependent child and whose spouse died four years ago should file as: a.Single b.Head of household c.Married, filing separately d.Qualifying widow(er) e.None of these choices are correct.   3. To pay for college, Henry received the following:   $1,000 scholarship from the Thespian Club to pay for books $4,000 scholarship from the Elks Lodge for tuition $5,000 worth of room and board as a dorm supervisor through a work-study program   How much income must Henry report on his tax return? a.$4,000 b.$0 c.$5,000 d.$6,000 e.$10,000

[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]   Matt and Meg Comer are married and file a joint tax return. They do not have any children. Matt works as a history professor at a local university and earns a salary of $64,150. Meg works part-time at the same university. She earns $33,450 a year. The couple does not itemize deductions. Other than salary, the Comers’ only other source of income is from the disposition of various capital assets (mostly stocks). (Use the tax rate schedules,Dividends and Capital Gains Tax Rates.) (Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) a. What is the Comers’ total income tax liability for 2019 (including income tax on wages) if they report the following capital gains and losses for the year?           Short-term capital gains $ 9,090   Short-term capital losses   (2,090 ) Long-term capital gains   15,170   Long-term capital losses   (6,170 )