Ana, your college friend, is asking for your help in determining her tax refund for 2022. Ana knows that since you are a brilliant tax student, you would help her to get back the most tax refund possible. Below are Ana's financial items in 2022.

Anas main source of income is from her hair salon. In 2022, her hair salon generated total revenue of $120k.

Ana told you that she believes her total business expenses are $80k. In that, $50k is to pay her only employee/salon manager. $3k is for supplies. $7k is for utilities. $12k is the rent. And the remaining $8k is for food. Ana told you that because the salon closes at 9 pm, they often order food and have dinner at the salon together.

Ana completely divorced her husband in October 2019. In 2022, Ana received the full $12k from her ex-husband's alimony payment.

Ana paid her Texas property tax on her house of $7k in 2022.

As a self-employed, Ana has made 4 prepayments in 2022. Her total prepayment is $12k.

a) What is Ana's filing status

b) What is Ana's gross income?

c) What is Ana's total for AGI deduction?

d) What is Ana's total itemized deduction?

e) What is Ana's DQBI (if any)?

f) What is Ana's taxable income?

g) What is Ana's income tax liability?

h) Can Ana claim any potential tax credit with just the info she provided?

Bonus question [+5 points]

i) You know Ana pretty well that she is a forgetful person. As a brilliant tax expert, you suspect that there must be a few items that Ana forgot to mention but might bring her tax liability even lower. Name 5 (reasonable) questions to check with Ana regarding the important items that she might have forgotten.

For example: Did you lose any money when gambling in Vegas in 2022?

Make sure your questions are user friendly for someone who has no tax knowledge.