PERSONAL TAXES Mary Jarvis is a single individual who is working on filing her tax return for the previous year. She has assembled the following relevant information: She received $82,000 in salary. She received $12,000 of dividend income. She received $5,000 of interest income on Home Depot bonds. She received $22,000 from the sale of Disney stock that was purchased 2 years prior to the sale at a cost of $9,000. She received $10,000 from the sale of Google stock that was purchased 6 months prior to the sale at a cost of $7,500. Mary only has allowable itemized deductions of $7,500, so she will take the standard deduction of $12,000. The standard deduction is subtracted from her gross income from her gross income to determine her taxable income. Assume that her tax rates are based on the tax tables presented in the chapter. What is Mary’s federal tax liability? What is her marginal tax rate? What is her average tax rate?

67. On November 1 of this year, Jaxon borrowed $50,000 from Bucksnort Savings and Loan for use in his business. In December, Jaxon paid interest of $4,500 re- lating to the 12-month period from November of this year through October of next year. a) How much interest, if any, can Jaxon deduct this year if his business uses the cash method of accounting for tax purposes? b) How much interest, if any, can Jaxon deduct this year if his business uses the accrual method of accounting for tax purposes? LO 1-4

Mrs. Nunn, who has a 24 percent marginal tax rate on ordinary income, earned $3,670 interest on a debt instrument this year. Required: Compute her federal income tax on this interest assuming that the debt instrument was: Note: For all requirements, round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. a. An unsecured note from her son, who borrowed money from his mother to finance the construction of his home. b. A certificate of deposit from a federal bank. c. A 30-year General Electric corporate bond. d. A U.S. Treasury note. e. A City of Memphis municipal bond. a. Federal income tax b. Federal income tax c. Federal income tax d. Federal income tax e. Federal income tax Amount

Charlotte has an effective tax rate of 22%. This year she reported the following: salary of $175,000, investment income of $4000, expenses of $15,000, and a standard deduction of $12,000. Approximate federal income taxes are closest to:

Carmen Reyes worked part -time last year while attending college and earned $4,288. The total withholding taxes she paid were $450. Carmen also earned $78 in interest and $16 in dividends. How much tax refund should she receive

Kim's net worth at the beginning of the year is $250,000. Across the year she earns $60,000 before tax and pays tax of $15,000, spends $30,000, and makes a capital loss on her assets of $10,000. By the end of the year, her net worth is

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Please answer all parts! William and Annette Johnson (both age 45) are married taxpayers who file a joint return. They have a son, Sean, age 7. During the tax year, they had the following receipts: 1 Salary ($75,000 for William, $62,000 for Annette) $137,000 2. Interest Income ·       City of Normal school bonds       $1,000 ·       Ford Motor Company bonds         1,200 ·       PNC Bank certificate of deposit       600               2,800 3. Annual gift from parents       26,000 4. Lottery winnings                                                                     1,000 5. Short-term capital loss (from stock investment)      ( 5,000) 6. Federal income tax refund from last year return        2,400 7. Child support from Annette's ex-husband        8,000 8. State income tax refund from the prior year (they used standard deduction in the prior year)           700     They also have the following facts related to their…

At the end of the first pay period of the year, Sofia earned $5,100 of salary. Withholdings from Sofia's salary include FICA Social Security taxes at the rate of 6.2%, FICA Medicare taxes at the rate of 1.45%, $522 of federal income taxes, $182 of medical insurance deductions, and $32 of life insurance deductions. Compute Sofia's net pay for this first pay period. (Round your intermediate and final answers to 2 decimal places.) Gross pay FICA Social Security FICA Medicare Federal income taxes Medical insurance deduction Life insurance deduction Total deductions Net pay

On November 1 of this year, Jaxon borrowed $42,000 from Bucksnort Savings and Loan for use in his business. In December, Jaxon paid interest of $3,780 relating to the 12-month period from November of this year through October of next year.  How much interest, if any, can Jaxon deduct this year if his business uses the cash method of accounting for tax purposes?