Robert and Susan (both 39) are married and have 2 children. Their son, Dylan, is 8 and their daughter, Harper, is 3. Susan sells pharmaceuticals for the Bendigo Drug Company. Robert is a teacher at the local junior high school. In the summer, Robert earns extra money as a self-employed house painter. Their income from their jobs is as follows:

Bendigo has a cafeteria benefits plan that lets employees select benefits equal to as much as 10% of their annual salary or receive the cash equivalent. Susan selects dental insurance, $160,000 in group term life insurance, disability insurance, and company-provided day care. The total cost to Bendigo of these benefits is $6,600. Susan takes the remaining benefits to which she is entitled in cash. Because Bendigo does not have an employee pension plan, Robert and Susan each contribute $5,000 to their individual retirement accounts.
The school district gives Robert medical insurance and group term life insurance equal to 100% of his annual salary. He pays an additional $125 a month to cover Susan and the children under his medical plan. The school district also has a qualified contributory pension plan to which it contributes 5% of Robert’s annual salary; he is required to contribute 3%. Robert is allowed to make additional contributions of up to 2% of his salary, and he contributes the maximum.
In addition to the life insurance coverage provided by their employers, Robert and Susan purchase $100,000 in whole life insurance on each other, along with a disability insurance policy for Robert. The checkbook analysis that follows shows the costs of these policies.(.)
Compute Robert and Susan’s taxable income for 2011, the tax on this income, and the amount of any refund or additional tax due. You should provide a summary schedule of these calculations (in proper form) with a supplemental discussion of the treatment of each item given in the facts. If an item does not affect their taxable income calculation, you should discuss why it doesn’t enter into the computation.
If you are using tax forms to solve this problem, you will need the following forms and schedules: Form 1040, Schedule A, Schedule B, Schedule C, Schedule D, Schedule E, Form 2106, Form 4684, and Form 8606. In addition, you should obtain a copy of the Form 1040 instructions to help you prepare the taxreturn.

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SalaryhhK State Tax Susan Robert $80,000 45,000 Withheld $6,000 6,100 Withheld $5,400 3,150