Personal Finance (The Mcgaw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
Personal Finance (The Mcgaw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861643
Author: Jack R. Kapoor, Les R. Dlabay Professor, Robert J. Hughes
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 1FPC

Ever since his wife’s death. Eric Stanford has faced difficult personal and financial circumstances. His job provides him with a good income but keeps him away from his daughters, ages 8 and 10, nearly 20 days a month. This requires him to use in-home child care services that consume a large portion of his income. Since the Stanfords live in a small apartment, this arrangement has been very inconvenient.

Due to the costs of caring for his children, Eric has only a minimal amount withheld from his salary for federal income taxes. This makes more money available during the year, but for the last few years he has had to make large payments in April— another financial burden.

Although Eric has created an investment fund for his daughters' college education and for his retirement, he has not sought to select investments that offer lax benefits. Overall, he needs to look at several aspects of his tax planning activities to find strategies that will best serve his current and future financial needs.

Eric has assembled the following information for the current tax year:

    Earnings from wages $99,520
    Interest earned on savings $150
    IRA deduction $4,000
    Checking account interest $80
    Three exemptions $3,900 each
    Current standard deduction for filing status $8,950
    Amount withheld for federal income tax $10,178
    Tax credit for child care $600
    Filing status Head of household

1. What are Eric’s major financial concerns in his current situation?

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