1:7-62 COMPREHENSIVE PROBLEM Dan M. and Cheryl A. Peters are married, file a joint return, and have no children. Dan, age 45, is an independent contractor working in pharmaceutical sales and Cheryl, age 42, is a nurse at a local hospital. Dan's SSN is 400-20-0000 and Cheryl's SSN is 200-40-0000 and they reside at 2033 Palmetto Drive, Atlanta, GA 30304. Dan is paid according to commissions from sales, and he has no income tax or payroll tax withholdings. Dan oper- ates his business from his home office. During 2019, Dan earned total commissions in his business of $125,000. Cheryl earned a salary during 2019 of $45,400, with the following withholdings: $6,000 federal taxes, $1,800 state taxes, $2,815 OASDI (Social Security), and $658 Medicare taxes. During 2019, Dan and Cheryl had interest income from corporate bonds and bank ac- counts of $1,450 and qualified dividends from stocks of $5,950. Dan also actively trades "stocks and had the following results for 2019: LTCG $4,900 LTCL (3,200) STCG 0 STCL (7,800) He had no capital loss carryovers from previous years. Basis for the stocks were re- ported to the IRS by the brokerage firm. Dan does a considerable amount of travel in connection with his business and uses his own car. During 2019, Dan drove his car a total of 38,000 miles, of which 32,000 were business related. He also had business-related parking fees and tolls during the year of $280. Dan uses the mileage method for deducting auto expenses. Dan also had the follow- ing travel expenses Ivhile away from home during the year: Hotel $4,200 Meals 820 Entertainment of customers 1,080 100 Laundry and cleaning 150 Total $6,350 Dan uses the simplified method to deduct expenses for his office-in-home. His office measures 15 feet by 12 feet in size. Cheryl incurred several expenses in connection with her nursing job. She paid $450 in professional dues, $200 in professional journals, and $350 for uniforms. Tips IN 1:7-62 COMPREHENSIVE PROBLEM Dan M. and Cheryl A. Peters are married, file a joint return, and have no children. Dan, age 45, is an independent contractor working in pharmaceutical sales and Cheryl, age 42, is a nurse at a local hospital. Dan's SSN is 400-20-0000 and Cheryl's SSN is 200-40-0000 and they reside at 2033 Palmetto Drive, Atlanta, GA 30304. Dan is paid according to commissions from sales, and he has no income tax or payroll tax withholdings. Dan oper- ates his business from his home office. During 2019, Dan earned total commissions in his business of $125,000. Cheryl earned a salary during 2019 of $45,400, with the following withholdings: $6,000 federal taxes, $1,800 state taxes, $2,815 OASDI (Social Security), and $658 Medicare taxes. During 2019, Dan and Cheryl had interest income from corporate bonds and bank ac- counts of $1,450 and qualified dividends from stocks of $5,950. Dan also actively trades "stocks and had the following results for 2019: LTCG $4,900 LTCL (3,200) STCG 0 STCL (7,800) He had no capital loss carryovers from previous years. Basis for the stocks were re- ported to the IRS by the brokerage firm. Dan does a considerable amount of travel in connection with his business and uses his own car. During 2019, Dan drove his car a total of 38,000 miles, of which 32,000 were business related. He also had business-related parking fees and tolls during the year of $280. Dan uses the mileage method for deducting auto expenses. Dan also had the follow- ing travel expenses Ivhile away from home during the year: Hotel $4,200 Meals 820 Entertainment of customers 1,080 100 Laundry and cleaning 150 Total $6,350 Dan uses the simplified method to deduct expenses for his office-in-home. His office measures 15 feet by 12 feet in size. Cheryl incurred several expenses in connection with her nursing job. She paid $450 in professional dues, $200 in professional journals, and $350 for uniforms. Tips IN
