(Kurt and Blaine are married and file taxes jointly. Their combined wages were $172,450. They earned $18,000 from a rental property they own, as well as $2300 in interest. They contributed $10,600 to their tax-deferred retirement plans, and their itemized deductions totaled $27,330. a. Should they use their itemized deductions or the standard deduction? Why? b. Compute Kurt and Blaine's:

(Kurt and Blaine are married and file taxes jointly. Their combined wages were $172,450. They earned $18,000 from a rental property they own, as well as $2300 in interest. They contributed $10,600 to their tax-deferred retirement plans, and their itemized deductions totaled $27,330. a. Should they use their itemized deductions or the standard deduction? Why? b. Compute Kurt and Blaine's:

SWFT Comprehensive Volume 2019

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Author:Maloney

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Chapter3: Computing The Tax

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