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Comprehensive Problem 4 - 5 7 ( LO 4 - 1 , LO 4 - 2 , LO 4 - 3 ) ( Algo )

Comprehensive Problem 4-57(LO 4-1, LO 4-2, LO 4-3)(Algo)
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Demarco and Janine Jackson have been married for 20 years and have four children who quallity as
their dependents (Damarcus, Jasmine, Michael, and Candicel. The Jacksons file a joint tax return. The
couple received salary income of $93,000 and qualfied business income of $22,000 from an
investment in a partnership, and they sold their home this year. They initially purchased the home three
years ago for $260,000 and they sold it for $310,000. The gain on the sale qualified for the exclusion
from the sale of a principal residence. The Jacksons incurred $18,900 of itemited deductions, and they
had $4,000 withheld from their paychecks for federal taves. They are also allowed to claim a child tax
credit for each of their children. However, because Candice was 18 years of age at year end, the
Jacksons may cloim o child tax credit for other qualifying dependents for Candice. (Use the
tox rate schedules)
Comprehensive Problem 4.57 Parts-cthrough f (Algo)
Required:
c. What would their taxable income be if their inemized diedtetsens fotalis $36.400 instead of $13,900?
d. What would their taxable income be if shey had 50 iemmized deduetens and $10,800 of for AGI decluctions?
e. Assume the original facts but now suppose she dacksong aise inclured a losg of 56.200 on the sale of some of their
investment assets. What effect does the $0.200 loss have on theif tamab/e /ifceme?
f. Assume the original facts but now suppose she dacis sons own investments that appreciated by $10,000 during the year.
The Jacksons believe the investments will continue to appreciate, so they did not sell the investments during this year.
What is the Jacksons' taxable income?
Required C
Required D
Required E
Reguined F
What would their taxable income be if their itemized deductions totaled $36,400 instead of $18,900?
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