Boyd Salzer, an unmarried individual, has $226,400 AGI consisting of the following items: Salary Interest income $189,500 7,150 12,400 17,350 Dividend income Rental income from real property Required: a. Compute Mr. Salzer's Medicare contribution tax. b. Compute the Medicare contribution tax if Boyd Salzer files a joint income tax return with his wife Harriet.

Boyd Salzer, an unmarried individual, has $226,400 AGI consisting of the following items: Salary Interest income $189,500 7,150 12,400 17,350 Dividend income Rental income from real property Required: a. Compute Mr. Salzer's Medicare contribution tax. b. Compute the Medicare contribution tax if Boyd Salzer files a joint income tax return with his wife Harriet.

SWFT Individual Income Taxes

43rd Edition

ISBN:9780357391365

Author:YOUNG

Publisher:YOUNG

Chapter5: Gross Income: Exclusions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 6BCRQ

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