Stan and Julie Wallace have been married for over two years. They have been trying to save for a down payment on a house, but they feel that there is never anything left over to save. They talked with their parents who suggested that they prepare an income and expense statement. Stan and Julie put together the following worksheet.. Car payment Stan's commission Commuter train pass (year) Apple dividend Renter's Insurance (year) Puget Sound Energy bill Verizon bill Rent Worksheet $410 3,375 3,300 163 330 110 105 550 Savings account interest School loan Taxes Stan Julie Wages & salaries Stan Julie $39 165 4,050 3,848 22,500 21,375

Diana and Ryan Workman were married on January 1 of last year. Ryan has an eight-year-old son, Jorge, from his previous marriage. Diana works as a computer programmer at Datafile Incorporated (DI) earning a salary of $96,000. Ryan is self- employed and runs a day care center. The Workmans reported the following financial information pertaining to their activities during the current year. a. Diana earned a $96,000 salary for the year. b. Diana borrowed $12,000 from Dl to purchase a car. DI charged her 2 percent interest ($240) on the loan, which Diana paid on December 31. DI would have charged Diana $720 if interest had been calculated at the applicable federal interest rate Assume that tax avoidance was not a motive for the loan. c. Ryan received $2,000 in alimony and $4,500 in child support payments from his former spouse. They divorced in 2016. d. Ryan won a $900 cash prize at his church-sponsored Bingo game. e. The Workmans received $500 of interest from corporate bonds and $250 of…

Sue, aged 48 and Paul, aged 49 have two daughters- Leena aged 17 and Reena aged 15. Sue works as a part-time teacher in a secondary school and earns a $26,000 p.a. salary (plus minimum superannuation guarantee contribution).Paul works as a dentist and earns $145,000 (plus minimum superannuation guarantee contribution). Paul is anxious about their post-retirement financial situation. The couple has approached you for financial advice in respect of reducing the tax payable and their retirement planning. Superannuation Sue    (20% Tax Free) 270,000   Sue’s Superannuation asset allocation   Investment   Asset Allocation   Performance p.a. after tax   Australian Share   50%   4%   Cash & Fixed Interest   15%   1.4%   International Shares   30%   10.80%   Property   5%   3.10% Calculate the expected return for Sue’s superannuation portfolio using the return for the year ended 2022. Explain to Sue why her superannuation…

Review the following scenario. Use the information provided to answer questions about the taxpayers’ 2020 return.Chris (45) and Allison (46) Castillo are married, and they will file a joint return. During the year, they earned $82,500 in wages. They also had investment income consisting of: $200 interest income from a savings account with their local bank, reported on Form 1099-INT. $350 interest income from a certificate of deposit held with another local bank, reported on Form 1099-INT. $250 interest income from a U.S. Treasury note, reported on Form 1099-INT. $500 tax-exempt interest income from a municipal bond investment, reported on Form 1099-INT. $1,700 in ordinary dividends from a mutual fund investment, reported on Form 1099-DIV. They had no other income.   Question 1 What amount will Chris and Allison report for taxable interest on their Form 1040? The couple's partially completed Form 1040, page 1, is shown below. You may use the form to assist you in answering this…

Would you sign this return if you were Tom and Teri’s Paid Tax Preparer? Why or why not?   Your clients, Tom (age 48) and Teri (age 45) Trendy, have a son, Tim (age 27). Tim lives in Hawaii, where he studies the effects of various sunscreens on his ability to surf. Last year, Tim was out of money and wanted to move back home and live with Tom and Teri. To prevent this, Tom lent Tim $20,000 with the understanding that he would stay in Hawaii and not come home. Tom had Tim sign a formal note, including a stated interest rate and due date. Tom has a substantial portfolio of stocks and bonds and has generated a significant amount of capital gains in the current year. He concluded that Tim is a deadbeat and the $20,000 note is worthless. Consequently, Tom wants to his son’s bad debt on his and Teri’s current tax return and net it against his other capital gains and losses. Tom is adamant about this!

Alexa owns a condominium near Cocoa Beach in Florida. In 2021, she incurs the following expenses in connection with her condo: Mortgage interest Property taxes $7,925 2,760 Insurance 2,950 TULE Repairs & maintenance 1,875 Utilities 4,400 16,875 Depreciation Ce During the year, Alexa rented out the condo for 100 days and received $23,800 in gross rental receipts. She did not use the condo at all for personal purposes during the year. Alexa's AGI from all sources other than the rental property is $120,000. Alexa has no sources of passive income. (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.) What effect does the rental activity have on Alexa's AGI? Alexa makes all decisions with respect to the property. AGI 1.01 increases by decreases by no effect

Tamar owns a condominium near Cocoa Beach in Florida. In 2022, she incurs the following expenses in connection with her condo: Insurance Advertising expense Mortgage interest Property taxes Repairs & maintenance Utilities Depreciation $ 1,080 670 4,650 1,320 1,180 1,130 10,500 During the year, Tamar rented out the condo for 96 days, receiving $26,500 of gross income. She personally used the condo for 44 days during her vacation. Tamar's itemized deduction for nonrental taxes is less than $10,000 by more than the property taxes allocated to the rental use of the property. Assume Tamar uses the Tax Court method of allocating expenses to rental use of the property. Assume 365 days in the current year. Note: Do not round apportionment ratio. Round all other dollar values to the nearest whole dollar amount. Required: a. What is the total amount of for AGI (rental) deductions Tamar may deduct in the current year related to the condo (assuming she itemizes deductions before considering…

Mark and parveen are the parents of three young children. Mark is a store manger in a local supermarket. His gross salary is 75,000 per year. Parveen is a full time stay at home mom. Use the easy method to estimate the family’s life insurance needs.

Donald Jefferson and his wife, Maryanne, live in a modest house located in a Los Angeles suburb. Donald has a job at Pittsford Cast Iron that pays him $50,000 annually. In addition, he and Maryanne receive $2,500 interest from bonds that they purchased 10 years ago. To supplement his annual income, Donald bought rental property a few years ago. Every month he collects $3,500 in rent from all of the property he owns. Maryanne manages the rental property, and she is paid $15,000 annually for her work. During 2015, Donald had to have the plumbing fixed in the houses that he rents as well as the house in which he and Maryanne live. The plumbing bill was $1,250 for the rented houses and $550 for the Jeffersons’ personal residence. In 2015, Donald paid $18,000 for mortgage interest and property taxes—$12,650 was for the rental houses, and the remaining $5,350 was for the house occupied by him and his wife. The couple has three children who have graduated from medical school and now are…

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