I:14-51 Tax Credit for the Elderly. Caroline, age 66 and filing single as a dependent of another,

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I:14-51 Tax Credit for the Elderly. Caroline, age 66 and filing single as a dependent of another, received the following income items for the current year:

Social Security benefits (nontaxable) $ 3,000 Pension benefits (taxable) 6,450 Interest income (taxable) 2,050 Total $11,500 Caroline’s tax liability (before credits) is $540.

a. What is Caroline’s tentative tax credit for the elderly (before the tax liability limitation is applied)?

b. What is Caroline’s allowable tax credit?

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Pearsons Federal Taxation Corporations Partnerships Estates And Trust 2023

ISBN: 9780137730391

36th Edition

Authors: KENNETH E. ANDERSON, DAVID S. HULSE, TIMOTHY J. RUPERT Richard J. Joseph LeAnn Luna

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