Mary Vale contributed a bronze statuette to a local museum. Mary received the statuette as a gift
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Mary Vale contributed a bronze statuette to a local museum. Mary received the statuette as a gift from her grandmother 35 years ago, and her tax basis was only $200. However, the statue’s appraised fair market value at date of contribution was $8,500. Compute Mary’s tax savings from the contribution assuming:
a. Mary doesn’t itemize deductions on her Form 1040.
b. Mary itemizes deductions and has a 24 percent marginal tax rate.
c. Mary itemizes deductions and has a 37 percent marginal tax rate.
Assume the taxable year is 2018.
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Principles Of Taxation For Business And Investment Planning 2019 Edition
ISBN: 9781260161472
22nd Edition
Authors: Sally Jones, Shelley C. Rhoades Catanach, Sandra R Callaghan
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