6. LO.3 Apply the tax benefit rule to determine the amount of the state income tax efund included in gross income in 2022. a. Myrna and Geoffrey filed a joint tax return in 2021. Their AGI was $85,000, and itemized deductions were $25,800, which included $7,000 in state income tax and no other state or local taxes. In 2022, they received a $1,800 refund of the state income taxes they paid in 2021. The standard deduction for married filing jointly in 2021 was $25,100. b. Veronica filed as a single taxpayer in 2021. Her AGI was $230,000, and itemized deductions were $42,000. Her local property taxes were $13,000, and her state income taxes were $17,000. In 2022, Veronica received a $2,100 refund of the state income taxes she paid in 2021. The standard deduction for single filers in 2021 was $12,550