Jim (age 50) and Martha (age 49) are married with three dependent children. They file a joint
Question:
Jim (age 50) and Martha (age 49) are married with three dependent children. They file a joint return for 2012. Their income from salaries totals $50,000, and they received $10,000 in taxable interest, $5,000 in royalties, and $3,000 in other ordinary income. Jim and Martha's deductions for adjusted gross income amount to $3,200, and they have itemized deductions totalling $12,000. Calculate the following amounts:
a. Gross income $____________
b. Adjusted gross income $____________
c. Itemized deduction or standard deduction amount $____________
d. Number of exemptions $____________
e. Taxable income $____________
f. Income tax liability (Do not consider the alternative minimum tax covered in Chapter 6 or any credits.)
Step by Step Answer:
Income Tax Fundamentals 2013
ISBN: 9781285586618
31st Edition
Authors: Gerald E. Whittenburg, Martha Altus Buller, Steven L Gill