Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Brooke, a single taxpayer, works for Company A for all of 2024, earning a salary of $50,000. Note: Round your intermediate and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. 5 b. Assume Brooke works for Company A for half of 2024, earning $75,000 in salary, and she works for Company B for the second half of 2024, earning $125,000 in salary. What is Brooke's FICA tax obligation for the year? FICA tax obligation

Arthur Wesson, an unmarried individual who is age 68, reports taxable income of 510,000 in 2019. He records positive AMT adjustments of 80,000 and preferences of 35,000. Arthur itemizes his deductions, and his regular tax liability in 2019 is 153,694. a. What is Arthurs AMT? b. What is the total amount of Arthurs tax liability? c. Draft a letter to Arthur explaining why he must pay more than the regular income tax liability. Arthurs address is 100 Colonels Way, Conway, SC 29526.

Karen, 28 years old and a single taxpayer, has a salary of $33,000 and rental income of $33,000 for the 2019 calendar tax year. Karen is covered by a pension through her employer. What is the maximum amount that Karen may deduct for contributions to her IRA for 2019? $__________________________ If Karen is a calendar year taxpayer and files her tax return on August 15, what is the last date on which she can make her contribution to the IRA and deduct it for 2019? $__________________________

During the 2019 tax year, Brian, a single taxpayer, received $ 7,400 in Social Security benefits. His adjusted gross income for the year was $14,500 (not including the Social Security benefits) and he received $ 30,000 in tax-exempt interest income and has no for-AGI deductions, Calculate the amount of the Social Security benefits that Brian must include in his gross income for 2019. SIMPIFIED TAXABLE SOCIAL SECURITY WORKSHEET (FOR MOST PEOPLE) 1. Enter the total amount of Social Security income. 2. Enter one-half of line 1 3. Enter the total of taxable income items on Form 1040 except Social Security income. 4. Enter the amount of tax-exempt interest income. 5. Add lines 2,3, and 4 6. Enter all adjustments for AGl except for student loan interest, the domestic production activities deduction, and the tuition and fees deduction. 7. Subtract line 6 from line 5 . If zero or less, stop here, none of the Social Security benefits are taxable. 8. Enter $ 25,0001 $ 32,000 if married filing jointly; 0 if married filing separately and living with spouse at any time during the year) 9. Subtract line 8 from line 7 . If zero or less, enter -0 - Note: If line 9 is zero or less, stop here; none of your benefits are faxable. Otherwise, go on to line 10 10. Enter $ 9,0001 $12,000 if married filing jointly; 0 if married filing separately and living with spouse at any time during the year) 11. Subtract line 10 from line 9. If zero or less, enter -0 -. 12. Enter the smaller of line 9 or line 10 . 13. Enter one-half of line 12 14. Enter the smaller of line 2 or line 13 . 15. Multiply line 11 by 85 (. 85 ). If line 11 is zero, enter -0 -. 16. Add lines 14 and 15 17. Multiply line 1 by 85(.85) 18. Taxable benefits. Enter the smaller of line 16 or line 17 . 1.____________ 2.____________ 3.____________ 4.____________ 5.____________ 6.____________ 7.____________ 8.____________ 9.____________ 10.____________ 11.____________ 12.____________ 13.____________ 14.____________ 15.____________ 16.____________ 17.____________ 18.____________

Marlene, a cash basis taxpayer, invests in Series EE U.S. government savings bonds and bank certificates of deposit (CDs). Determine the tax consequences of the following on her 2019 gross income: a. On September 30, 2019, she cashed in Series EE bonds for 10,000. She purchased the bonds in 2009 for 7,090. The yield to maturity on the bonds was 3.5%. b. On July 1, 2018, she purchased a CD for 10,000. The CD matures on June 30, 2020, and will pay 10,816, thus yielding a 4% annual return. c. On July 1, 2019, she purchased a CD for 10,000. The maturity date on the CD was June 30, 2020, when Marlene would receive 10,300.

In 2019, Lou has a salary of $53,300 from her job. She also has interest income of $1,600 and dividend income of $ 400. Lou is single and has no dependents. During the year, Lou sold silver coins held as an investment for a $7,000 loss. Calculate the following amounts for Lou: Adjusted gross income $ ____________________ Standard deduction $ ____________________ Taxable income $ ____________________

In each of the following problems, identify the tax issue(s) posed by the facts presented. Determine the possible tax consequences of each issue that you identify. Ariel has worked for Sander Corporation for 30 years. Sander has a pension plan in which it matches employee contributions by up to 5 percent of the employees salary. Ariel, who is single, retires during the current year when she is 66 years old. Her pension plan contains payments and earnings of 300,000, half of which are attributable to payments made by Ariel and half attributable to payments made by Sander. Under the plan, Ariel is to receive 2,000 per month until she dies.

Troy, a cash basis taxpayer, is employed by Eagle Corporation, also a cash basis taxpayer. Tray is a full-time employee of the corporation and receives a salary of 60,000 per year. He also receives a bonus equal to 10% of all collections from diems he serviced during the year. Determine the tax consequences of the following events to the corporation and to Troy: a. On December 31, 2019, Troy was visiting a customer. The customer gave Troy a 10,000 check payable to the corporation for appraisal services Troy performed during 2019. Troy did not deliver the check to the corporation until January 2020. b. The facts are the same as in part (a), except that the corporation is an accrual basis taxpayer and Troy deposited the check on December 31, but the bank did not add the deposit to the corporations account until January 2020. c. The facts are the same as in part (a), except that the customer told Troy to hold the check until January 2020 when the customer could make a bank deposit that would cover the check.

Shelly has 200,000 of QBI from her local jewelry store (a sole proprietorship). Shellys proprietorship paid 30,000 in W-2 wages and has 20,000 of qualified property. Shellys spouse earned 74,400 of wages as an employee, they earned 20,000 of interest income during the year, and they will be filing jointly and using the standard deduction. What is their QBI deduction for 2019?

Zack, a sole proprietor, has earned income of 85,000 in 2019 (after the deduction for one-half of self-employment tax). What is the maximum contribution Zack may make to a defined contribution Keogh plan?