kara is ordained minister and church provides her housing allowance which she spends to rent her home and pay utilities Kara can exclude 1. housing allowance from net income for income tax 2. housing allowance from net earnings for Self-employment 3. portion of the allowance spent on utilities from net earnings for self employment 4. housing allowance from bet esrnings for all tax

17. Which of the following expenses, if any, is/are deductible? a.Contribution to an IRA. b.Job-hunting expenses of a fishing guide to become an insurance salesman. c.Costs involved in maintaining an office in the home by a self-employed insurance adjuster. Taxpayer's wife also uses the office as a meeting place for her bridge club. d.Cost of moving to first job location. Taxpayer just graduated from college.

Here's A Key Under certain conditions, an employee may put aside monies for a retirement account they have setup (known as an IRA or Individual Retirement Account). To be eligible for this tax-free contribution, two conditions must be met. Complete the statements below outlining these conditions. 1. The individual does not belong to a company-funded retirement plan. less 2. The individual has modified AGI of less than $ than In the case of a married employee, combined AGI must be

1. Deductible transportation expenses: a.Do not include the normal costs of commuting. b.Do not include daily expenses for transportation between the taxpayer's home and temporary work locations if the taxpayer has a regular place of business. c.Include only costs incurred while away from home. d.Include meals and lodging.   2. Barry is a self-employed attorney who travels to New York on a business trip during 2021. Barry's expenses were as follows: Airfare $550 Taxis 40 Restaurant meals 150 Lodging 350 How much may Barry deduct as travel expenses for the trip? a.$0 b.$1,015 c.$940 d.$1,090 e.None of these choices are correct.   3. Which of the following is deductible as dues, subscriptions, or publications? a.Subscription to the "Journal of Taxation" for a tax attorney b.Dues to a health club for a doctor c.Dues to the drama club for a student d.Subscription to "Vogue" magazine for a corporate president e.None of these choices are correct.

Penny is paid a gross wage of $2,846 on a monthly basis. She is single and is entitled to 2 withholding allowances. How much income tax, Social Security, and Medicare will be withheld based on the combined wage bracket tables in Exhibit 9-3 and Exhibit 9-4 from your text? $427.17 $437.17 $447.17 $457.17

3.  Fess receives wages totaling $75,700 and has net earnings from self-employment amounting to $61,300. In determining her taxable self-employment income for the OASDI tax, how much of her net self-employment earnings must Fess count?

Veronica mows lawns during the summer. In 2021 she was paid directly by homeowners for her work, in some case on the basis of the completed job, in other cases at an hourly rate. Her friend Jonathan does the same work. However, he is paid at an hourly rate by a lawn maintenance company. Which of the following statements is correct? Veronica earns business income and Jonathan earns employment income. Veronica will be able to deduct more expenses than Jonathan Veronica and Jonathan both earn employment income Veronica earns business income and Jonathan earns employment income. Their deductible expenses will be the same Veronica and Jonathan both earn business income

Use the marginal tax rates in the table below to compute the tax owed in the following situation. The tax owed is S (Simplify your answer. Round to the nearest dollar as needed.) Marco is married filing separately with a taxable income of $67,900. Tax Rate 10% 15% 25% 28% 33% 35% 39.6% Standard deduction Exemption (per person) Married Filing Separately up to $9325 up to $37,950 up to $76,550 up to $116,675 up to $208,350 up to $235,350 above $235,350 $6350 $4050

Suzanna earns $4000 in her summertime job; the rest of the year she attends college fulltime. Suzanna may claim an exemption from FIT withholding if: a.she also has a taxable scholarship (used for housing) = $15,000. b.her unearned income (interest) = $1698. c.her aunt claims her as a dependent and she has no unearned income. d.her unearned income (dividends) = $1800.

Tim and Martha paid $19,600 in qualified employment-related expenses for their three young children who live with them in their household. Martha received $1,400 of dependent care assistance from her employer, which was properly excluded from gross income. The couple had $156,850 of AGI earned equally. Use Child and Dependent Care Credit AGI schedule. Required: What amount of child and dependent care credit can they claim on their Form 1040? How would your answer differ (if at all) if the couple had AGI of $139,900 that was earned entirely by Martha?