Jeff is trying to decide whether to sell his baseball card collection. He has been offered a price that would give him a profit of $2,500by a dealer who has agreed to pay Jeff this price now or in January of next year. This year Jeff is in the 28 percent marginal tax bracket, but next year Jeff expects to be in the 15 percent marginal tax bracket. Therefore, the estimated income tax liability on this $2,500income would be this year and next year.$700;$520$520;$520$375;$700$700;$375

Mark makes $82,420 per year and pays about 23% of his gross monthly income in federal and state taxes. He wants to find an apartment to rent. Estimate how much he can afford to pay for rent each month. Then determine how much money he will have after taxes and rent are paid

Your income is $10,000 over the cutoff for the next lowest tax bracket. Your average tax rate is 10%. Your marginal tax rate is 25%. You contribute $3,000 to a traditional IRA and your contribution is fully deductible, should you decide to go that way. You decide, in fact, to make this a traditional IRA. How much did your contribution actually cost you, in after-tax dollars?

25. Alan earns $85,000 per year and is considering a second job that would earn him another $10,000 annually. At what rate will his tax liability (the amount he must pay in taxes) change if he takes the extra job? Express your answer in tax dollars paid per dollar earned.

If Angelo has a yearly salary of $65,800. If he pays a 15% federal tax, a 6.2% social security tax, a 6% unemployment tax, and a 3.5% state tax per year, determine the following: ​​   a) Angelo’s yearly taxes.​​​​​​​​   b) Angelo’s monthly take home pay.​​​​​​​   c) How much Angelo should budget for hisrent.​​​​​

Josh works for Exxon Mobil and is selecting his long term disability coverage during annual enrollment. He can pay for his premium wit before tax or after tax dollars. His salary is $100,000 per year. Assume he pays an average tax rate of 20%. Assume he has decied to replace 60% of his income. If he pays with before tax dollars what would his after tax annual benefit be if he becomes disabled (assume a 20% tax rate)? After tax benefit =

Suppose that Thomas Lee is enrolled in a defined contribution plan in which the employer contributes $8,000 each year. Thomas is earning $80,000 this year and his tax rate is 30 percent (which is not expected to change). Assume that the before- tax rate of return is 8 percent. (a) What is the additional amount of funds that Thomas will have when he reaches retirement in 10 years as a result of this year's service? (b) Suppose that Thomas's employer is planning to reduce half of their contribution to the defined contribution plan. Assume that Thomas would like to keep his retirement funds the same as they would have been with the defined contribution plan. If Thomas's only opportunity to save for retirement is in a nonqualified savings plan (no tax benefits), how much would Thomas need to receive in additional salary (which he would then save) to achieve his objective?

On June 30, 2019, Kelly sold property for 240,000 cash and a 960,000 note due on September 30, 2020. The note will also pay 6% interest, which is slightly higher than the Federal rate. Kellys cost of the property was 400,000. She is concerned that Congress may increase the tax rate that will apply when the note is collected. Kellys after-tax rate of return on investments is 6%. a. What can Kelly do to avoid the expected higher tax rate? b. Assuming that Kellys marginal combined Federal and state tax rate is 25% in 2019, how much would the tax rates need to increase to make the option identified in part (a) advisable?

Floyd, a cash basis taxpayer, has received an offer to purchase his land. The cash basis buyer will pay him either 100,000 at closing or 50,000 at closing and 56,000 two years after the date of closing. If Floyd recognizes the entire gain in the current year, his marginal tax rate will be 25% (combined Federal and state rates). However, if he spreads the gain over the two years, his combined marginal tax rate on the gain will be only 20%. Floyd does not consider the buyer a credit risk, and he understands that shifting the gain to next year with an installment sale will save taxes. Still, he realizes that the deferred payment will, in effect, earn only 6,000 for waiting two years for the other 50,000. Floyd believes he can earn a 10% before-tax rate of return on his after-tax cash. Floyds adjusted basis for the land is 25,000, the buyer is also a cash basis taxpayer, and the short-term Federal rate is 4%. Floyd has asked you to evaluate the two alternatives on an after-tax basis.

How much taxable income should each of the following taxpayers report? a. Kimo builds custom surfboards. During the current year, his total revenues are 90,000, and he incurs 30,000 in expenses. Included in the 30,000 is a 10,000 payment to Kimos five-year-old son for services as an assistant. b. Manu gives hula lessons at a local bar. During the current year, she receives 9,000 in salary and 8,000 in tips. In addition, she engages in illegal behavior, for which she receives 10,000.