Anywhere, TX 78945. Kathleen and John were married six months after graduating college. Kathleen is a marketing analyst and John is a firefighter. They have no children. According to their W-2s, Kathleen made $34,435 for the year and had $2,546 withheld from her pay for federal income tax. John made $27,389 for the year and had $1,345 withheld from his pay for federal income taxes. They paid student loans from attending Baylor University during the year with interest for their loans totaling $2,035. John and Kathleen have an emergency savings account set up (since they learned the importance of that in an accounting class they once took!) and it earned interest totaling $111 for the year. In August they took a trip to California and Kathleen was actually chosen as a contestant on the Price is Right. She was a big winner of an outdoor adventure themed package worth $25,000 and received a set of mountain bikes, a boat and snow skis. John had a birthday and his grandfather gave him $10,000. Kathleen & John don't own a home, but they did make $5,000 in charitable contributions this year. Problem 1. What is the best filing status for Kathleen and John? Answer: 2. What is their adjusted gross income? Answer: 3. Should Kathleen and John itemize deductions or take the standard deduction? Answer: 4. What is their taxable income