Chris and Heather are engaged and plan to get married. During 2017, Chris is a full-time student and earns $8,500 from a part-time job. With this income, student loans, savings, and nontaxable scholarships, he is self-supporting. For the year, Heather is employed and reports $68,200 in wages. The personal exemption amount for 2017 is $4,050.

If an amount is zero, enter, "0". Do not round your intermediate computations. Round your final answer to nearest whole dollar.

a. Compute the following:

Chris Filing Single

Heather Filing Single

Gross income and AGI $ $ Standard deduction

Personal exemption Taxable income $ $ Income tax $ $

b. Assume that Chris and Heather get married in 2017 and file a joint return. What is their taxable income and income tax? Round your final answer to nearest whole dollar.

Married Filing Jointly Gross income $ Standard deduction Personal exemptions Taxable income $ Income tax $

c. How much Federal income tax can Chris and Heather save if they get married in 2017 and file a joint return? $