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Carl Conch and Mary Duval are married and file a joint return. They live at 1234 Mallory Sq. Apt. 64, Key West, FL 33040 and
Carl Conch and Mary Duval are married and file a joint return. They live at 1234 Mallory Sq. Apt. 64, Key West, FL 33040 and both are under age 65. Carl works for the Key Lime Pie Company and Mary is a homemaker after losing her job in 2015. Mary's Social Security number is 633-65-7912 and Carl's is 835-21-5423. Carls birthdate is June 14, 1971 and Marys is October 2, 1971. Carls earnings are reported on the following Form W-2:
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* Includes any taxable fringe benefits.
Carl and Mary received the following Form 1099s in 2016:
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PAYER'S name, street address, city or town, state or province, country, ZIP or foreign postal code, and telephone no. Coral Reef Bank 3102 Simonton St. Key West, FL 33040 | Payer's RTN (optional) | OMB No. 1545-0112 2016 Form 1099-INT | Interest Income | |||
1 Interest income $343.15 | ||||||
2 Early withdrawal penalty | Copy B For Recipient This is important tax information and is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service. If you are required to file a return, a negligence penalty or other sanction may be imposed on you if this income is taxable and the IRS determines that it has not been reported. | |||||
PAYER'S federal identification number | RECIPIENT'S identification number | $ | ||||
3 Interest on U.S. Savings Bonds and Treas. obligations | ||||||
31-1234444 | 33-65-7912 | $ | ||||
RECIPIENT'S name Mary Duval and Carl Conch | 4 Federal income tax withheld $ | 5 Investment expenses $ | ||||
Street address (including apt. no.) 1234 Mallory Sq. Apt. 64 | 6 Foreign tax paid $ | 7 Foreign country or U.S. possession | ||||
City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code Key West, FL 33040 | 8 Tax-exempt interest $ | 9 Specified private activity bond interest $ | ||||
10 Market discount | 11 Bond premium | |||||
FATCA filing requirement | $ | $ | ||||
? | 12Bond premium on Treasury obligations $ | 13 Bond premium on tax-exempt bond $ | ||||
Account number (see instructions) | 14 Tax-exempt and tax credit bond CUSIP no. | 15State | 16 State identification no. | 17 State tax withheld $ | ||
$ |
Form 1099-INT | (keep for your records) | www.irs.gov/form1099int | Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service |
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PAYER'S name, street address, city or town, state or province, country, ZIP or foreign postal code, and telephone no. Southwest Corporation PO Box 36611 Dallas, TX 36611 | 1aTotal ordinary dividends $ 210.00 | OMB No. 1545-0110 2016 Form 1099-DIV | Dividends and Distributions | ||||
1bQualified dividends $ 0.00 | |||||||
2aTotal capital gain distr. $ | 2bUnrecap. Sec. 1250 gain $ | Copy B For Recipient This is important tax information and is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service. If you are required to file a return, a negligence penalty or other sanction may be imposed on you if this income is taxable and the IRS determines that it has not been reported. | |||||
PAYER'S federal identification number | RECIPIENT'S identification number | 2cSection 1202 gain | 2dCollectibles (28%) gain | ||||
74-1536241 | 835-21-5423 | $ | $ | ||||
RECIPIENT'S name Carl Conch | 3Nondividend distributions $ | 4Federal income tax withheld $ | |||||
5 Investment expenses | |||||||
Street address (including apt. no.) | $ | ||||||
1234 Mallory Sq. Apt. 64 | 6Foreign tax paid | 7Foreign country or U.S. possession | |||||
City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code | $ | ||||||
Key West, FL 33040 | 8Cash liquidation distributions $ | 9Noncash liquidation distributions $ | |||||
FATCA filing requirement ? | 10Exempt-interest dividends $ | 11Specified private activity bond interest dividends $ | |||||
Account number (see instructions) | 12 State | 13 State identification no | 14 State tax withheld $ | ||||
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Form 1099-DIV | (keep for your records) | www.irs.gov/form1099div | Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service |
Mary is divorced and she pays her ex-husband (Tom Tortuga) child support. Pursuant to their divorce decree, Mary pays Tom $500 per month in child support. All payments were made on time in 2016.
In June of 2016, Mary's father gave her a cash gift of $75,000. Mary also received unemployment compensation as shown on the following Form 1099-G:
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Mary won a $750 prize in a womens club raffle in 2016. No income tax was withheld from the prize.
The Key Lime Pie Company provides Carl with a company car to drive while he is working. The Company spent $6,475 to maintain this vehicle during 2016. Carl never uses the car for personal purposes. The Key Lime Pie Company also provides a cafeteria for all employees on the factory premises. Other restaurants exist in the area and so Carl is not required to eat in the cafeteria, but he typically does. The value of Carls meals is $650 in 2016.
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Complete Carl and Mary's federal tax return for 2016. Use Form 1040 below. Make realistic assumptions about any missing data. If an amount box does not require an entry or the amount is zero, enter "0".
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