Comprehensive Problem 2-2A

Ray and Maria Gomez have been married for 3 years. Ray is a propane salesman for Palm Oil Corporation and Maria works as a city clerk for the City of McAllen. Ray's birthdate is February 21, 1992 and Maria's is December 30, 1994. Ray and Maria each received a W-2 from their respective employers (see separate tab).

Ray and Maria have interest income from McAllen State Bank which is reported a 1099-INT form (see separate tab). In addition, they own U.S. Savings bonds (Series EE). The bonds had a value of $10,000 on January 1, 2020, and their value is $10,700 on December 31, 2020. They have not made an election with respect to these bonds.

Ray has an ex-wife named Judy Gomez. Pursuant to their January 27, 2015 (pre-2019) divorce decree, Ray pays her $450 per month in alimony. All payments were made on time in 2020. Judy's Social Security number is 566-74-8765.

During 2020, Ray was in the hospital for a successful operation. His health insurance company reimbursed Ray $4,732 for all of his hospital and doctor bills.

In June 2020, Maria's father died. Under a life insurance policy owned and paid for by her father, Maria was paid death benefits of $25,000. She used $7,800 to cover a portion of the funeral costs for her father.

Maria bought a Texas lottery ticket on impulse during 2020. Her ticket was lucky and she won $4,432. The winning amount was paid to Maria in November 2020, with no income tax withheld.

Palm Oil Corporation provides Ray with a company car to drive while he is working. The Corporation spent $5,000 to maintain this vehicle during 2020. Ray never uses the car for personal purposes.

Ray and Maria received a $2,400 EIP in 2020.

Required: Complete the Gomez's federal tax return for 2020 on Form 1040 and Schedule 1. The Gomez's had health care coverage the entire year. They do not want to make a contribution to the presidential election campaign. Make any other realistic assumptions about any missing data. If an amount box does not require an entry or the amount is zero, enter "0". Enter amounts as positive numbers. If required, round amounts to the nearest dollar.

Ray's W-2 Form:

a. Employee's social security number 469-21-5523 b. Employer identification number (EIN) 21-7654321

c. Employer's name, address, and ZIP code Palm Oil Corporation, 11134 E. Pecan Blvd. McAllen, TX 78501

e. Employee's first name and initial Ray Gomez,1610 Quince Avenue, McAllen, TX 78701

1. Wages, tips, other compensation 30,660.00 2. Federal income tax withheld 2,996.00 3. Social security wages 30,660.00

4. Social security tax withheld 1,900.92 5. Medicare wages and tips 30,660.00 6. Medicare tax withheld 444.57

Maria's W-2 form:

a. Employee's social security number 444-65-9912 b. Employer identification number (EIN) 23-4444321

c. Employer's name, address, and ZIP code City of McAllen 1300 W. Houston Ave. McAllen, TX 78501

e. Employee's first name and initial Maria Gomez 1610 Quince Ave. McAllen, TX 78701

1. Wages, tips, other compensation 32,500.00 2. Federal income tax withheld 2,654.00 3. Social security wages 32,500.00

4. Social security tax withheld 2,015.00 5. Medicare wages and tips 32,500.00 6. Medicare tax withheld 471.25

Ray and Maria's Form 1099-INT:

PAYER'S name, street address, city or town, state or province, country, ZIP or foreign postal code, and telephone no. McAllen State Bank 3302 N. 10th Street McAllen, TX 78501

Payer's TIN 34-7657651 Receipient's TIN 444-65-9912

RECIPIENT'S name Maria Gomez

Street address (including apt. no.) 1610 Quince Avenue

City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code McAllen, TX 78701

Interest income $ 147.12