2022 form 1040; Schedule 1; Schedule 2; Schedule 3; Schedule B; Schedule C; Schedule SE; Form 2441; Schedule 8812; Form 8863; Form 8995

Instructions: Please complete the 2022 federal income tax return for Magdalena Schmitz. Ignore the requirement to attach the form(s) W-2 to the front page of the Form 1040. If required information is missing, use reasonable assumptions to fill in the gaps. Magdalena Schmitz has undergone some major changes in her life recently. In 2021, at the age of 46 , her husband, Roger, passed away. Magdalena has not remarried as of the end of 2022. Magdalena currently lives in Bedford, Pennsylvania. She was living in Pittsburgh when her husband passed away but she moved back to her childhood home so she could get help from her family raising her children. Magdalena was employed in Pittsburgh early in the year but left that job and relocated 100 miles away to pursue a new life and start her new job. Magdalena has three children (ages as of the end of the year): Alyssa (23), Tyler (16), and Connor (11). Magdalena would like to determine her federal income tax under the filing status that is most advantageous for her. Magdalena reported the following information: - Magdalena's social security number is 294-83-2845 - Alyssa's social security number is 824-84-8456 - Tyler's social security number is 824-34-9584 - Connor's social security number is 824-56-2984 - Magdalena's mailing address is 623 S. Liberty Road Bedford, Pennsylvania 15522 Alyssa is unmarried and a full-time graduate student at Pennsylvania State University (PSU) (EIN 339876543). PSU's address is 1250 Happy Valley, State College, PA 16801. She received her bachelor's degree the year her father passed away. This year represents her fifth year of full-time higher education schooling. Alyssa works part-time in State College to help with some of her living expenses. Alyssa earned $2,300 in gross income during the year and had her income tax return prepared on campus by Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) volunteers. Magdalena provided support for Alyssa including paying for rent, books, tuition, food, clothes, medicine, and other support items. In total, Magdalena provided $12,700 of support for the year. PSU provided Alyssa with a Form 1098-T at year end. Alyssa's higher education expenses for her university studies were as follows: The day care details are as follows: Horizon Day Care 452 S. Patriot Road Bedford, PA 15522 EIN: 43-6598324 Magdalena's W-2s for the year reported the following: Magdalena's employers withheld all applicable and appropriate payroll taxes. On January 1, 2021 (the prior year), Magdalena started a photography business in which she takes bridal and wedding photographs. She does not do any of the professional printing. However, she provides all the digital files to her clients on a password-protected web site as part of her service. This unique service, along with her skill and reputation, has allowed her to earn additional money on the weekends, primarily in the summer, to help support her daughter in college. Magdalena rents all the camera equipment and does not currently own any equipment herself. The photography business uses the cash method of accounting. The business did not have any obligation to file a Form 1099 to any payee during the year. Magdalena reported the following revenue and expenses for her business this year: Magdalena also received the following amounts in 2022: *Refund was from state tax she paid in 2021. Magdalena deducted all her state taxes as itemized deductions, and received full tax benefit for the deductions, on her 2021 federal tax return. Magdalena did not own, control or manage any foreign bank accounts, nor was she a grantor or beneficiary of a foreign trust during the tax year. She also did not receive, sell, send, exchange, or otherwise acquire any financial interest in any virtual currency in 2022. Magdalena made the following payments during 2022: Magdalena wants to contribute to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. She would like to receive a refund (if any) of any tax she may have overpaid for the year. Her preferred method of receiving the refund is by check. Instructions: Please complete the 2022 federal income tax return for Magdalena Schmitz. Ignore the requirement to attach the form(s) W-2 to the front page of the Form 1040. If required information is missing, use reasonable assumptions to fill in the gaps. Magdalena Schmitz has undergone some major changes in her life recently. In 2021, at the age of 46 , her husband, Roger, passed away. Magdalena has not remarried as of the end of 2022. Magdalena currently lives in Bedford, Pennsylvania. She was living in Pittsburgh when her husband passed away but she moved back to her childhood home so she could get help from her family raising her children. Magdalena was employed in Pittsburgh early in the year but left that job and relocated 100 miles away to pursue a new life and start her new job. Magdalena has three children (ages as of the end of the year): Alyssa (23), Tyler (16), and Connor (11). Magdalena would like to determine her federal income tax under the filing status that is most advantageous for her. Magdalena reported the following information: - Magdalena's social security number is 294-83-2845 - Alyssa's social security number is 824-84-8456 - Tyler's social security number is 824-34-9584 - Connor's social security number is 824-56-2984 - Magdalena's mailing address is 623 S. Liberty Road Bedford, Pennsylvania 15522 Alyssa is unmarried and a full-time graduate student at Pennsylvania State University (PSU) (EIN 339876543). PSU's address is 1250 Happy Valley, State College, PA 16801. She received her bachelor's degree the year her father passed away. This year represents her fifth year of full-time higher education schooling. Alyssa works part-time in State College to help with some of her living expenses. Alyssa earned $2,300 in gross income during the year and had her income tax return prepared on campus by Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) volunteers. Magdalena provided support for Alyssa including paying for rent, books, tuition, food, clothes, medicine, and other support items. In total, Magdalena provided $12,700 of support for the year. PSU provided Alyssa with a Form 1098-T at year end. Alyssa's higher education expenses for her university studies were as follows: The day care details are as follows: Horizon Day Care 452 S. Patriot Road Bedford, PA 15522 EIN: 43-6598324 Magdalena's W-2s for the year reported the following: Magdalena's employers withheld all applicable and appropriate payroll taxes. On January 1, 2021 (the prior year), Magdalena started a photography business in which she takes bridal and wedding photographs. She does not do any of the professional printing. However, she provides all the digital files to her clients on a password-protected web site as part of her service. This unique service, along with her skill and reputation, has allowed her to earn additional money on the weekends, primarily in the summer, to help support her daughter in college. Magdalena rents all the camera equipment and does not currently own any equipment herself. The photography business uses the cash method of accounting. The business did not have any obligation to file a Form 1099 to any payee during the year. Magdalena reported the following revenue and expenses for her business this year: Magdalena also received the following amounts in 2022: *Refund was from state tax she paid in 2021. Magdalena deducted all her state taxes as itemized deductions, and received full tax benefit for the deductions, on her 2021 federal tax return. Magdalena did not own, control or manage any foreign bank accounts, nor was she a grantor or beneficiary of a foreign trust during the tax year. She also did not receive, sell, send, exchange, or otherwise acquire any financial interest in any virtual currency in 2022. Magdalena made the following payments during 2022: Magdalena wants to contribute to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. She would like to receive a refund (if any) of any tax she may have overpaid for the year. Her preferred method of receiving the refund is by check