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Comprehensive Problem 5-2B John Fuji (age 37) moved from California to Washington in December 2014. He lives at 468 Cameo Street, Yakima, WA 98901. John's

Comprehensive Problem 5-2B

John Fuji (age 37) moved from California to Washington in December 2014. He lives at 468 Cameo Street, Yakima, WA 98901. John's Social Security number is 571-78-5974 and he is single. His earnings and income tax withholding for 2015 for his job as a manager at a Washington apple-processing plant are:

Earnings from the Granny Smith Apple Co. $75,400
Federal income tax withheld 9,100
State income tax withheld 0

John's other income includes interest on a Certificate of Deposit at Braeburn National Bank of $1,304. Also, he paid $610 per month alimony to his ex-wife (Dora Fuji, Social Security number 573-79-6075).

During 2015, John paid the following amounts (all of which can be substantiated):

Home mortgage interest $8,375
Auto loan interest 1,575
Credit card interest 655
Property taxes on personal residence 2,650
Unreimbursed hospital bills 5,250
Doctor bills 2,550
Other medical expenses 760
Income tax preparation fee 500
Job-hunting expenses 925
Cash charitable donation to the Jonagold Research Center 500

In July 2015, someone broke into John's house and stole a coin collection. The collection had a fair market value of $11,500 and a tax basis to John of $4,730. The collection was uninsured.

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Required:

Complete John's federal tax return for 2015. Use Form 1040, Schedule A, Schedule B, and Form 4684, to complete this tax return. Make realistic assumptions about any missing data.

Enter all amounts as positive numbers. If an amount box does not require an entry or the answer is zero, enter "0". If required round your answers to the nearest dollar.

Form 1040 Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service (99) U.S. Individual Income Tax Return 2015 OMB No. 1545-0074 IRS Use Only
For the year Jan. 1Dec. 31, 2015, or other tax year beginning , 2015, ending , 20 See separate instructions.
Your first name and initial John Last name Fuji Your social security number 571-78-5974
If a joint return, spouse's first name and initial Last name Spouse's social security number
Home address (number and street). If you have a P.O. box, see instructions. 468 Cameo Street Apt. no. Make sure the SSN(s) above and on line 6c are correct.
City, town or post office, state, and ZIP code. If you have a foreign address, also complete spaces below (see instructions). Yakima, WA 98901 Presidential Election Campaign Check here if you, or your spouse if filing jointly, want $3 to go to this fund. Checking a box below will not change your tax or refund. YouSpouse
Foreign country name Foreign province/state/country Foreign postal code
Filing Status
Exemptions 6a Yourself.If someone can claim you as a dependent,do notcheck box 6a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . } Boxes checked on 6a and 6b
b Spouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. of children on 6c who: lived with you
c Dependents: (2)Dependent's social security number (3)Dependent's relationship to you (4) If child under age 17 qualifying for child tax credit (see instructions)
(1)Firstname Lastname did not live with you due to divorce or separation (see instructions)
If more than four dependents, see instructions and check here
Dependents on 6c not entered above
Add numbers on lines above
d Total number of exemptions claimed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income Attach Form(s) W-2 here. Also attach Forms W-2G and 1099-R if tax was withheld. If you did not get a W-2, see instructions. 7 Wages, salaries, tips, etc. Attach Form(s) W-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
8a Taxableinterest. Attach Schedule B if required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8a
b Tax-exemptinterest.Do notinclude on line 8a . . . . . . . . . 8b
9a Ordinary dividends. Attach Schedule B if required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9a
b Qualified dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9b
10 Taxable refunds, credits, or offsets of state and local income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
11 Alimony received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
12 Business income or (loss). Attach Schedule C or C-EZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
13 Capital gain or (loss). Attach Schedule D if required. If not required, check here 13
14 Other gains or (losses). Attach Form 4797 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
15a IRA distributions . . . . . . . . . . . 15a b Taxable amount . . . 15b
16a Pensions and annuities . . . . . . 16a b Taxable amount . . . 16b
17 Rental real estate, royalties, partnerships, S corporations, trusts, etc. Attach Schedule E 17
18 Farm income or (loss). Attach Schedule F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
19 Unemployment compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
20a Social security benefits 20a b Taxable amount . . . 20b
21 Other income. List type and amount _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21
22 Combine the amounts in the far right column for lines 7 through 21. This is yourtotal income 22
Adjusted Gross Income 23 Educator expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
24 Certain business expenses of reservists, performing artists, and fee-basis government officials. Attach Form 2106 or 2106-EZ 24
25 Health savings account deduction. Attach Form 8889 . . . . . 25
26 Moving expenses. Attach Form 3903 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
27 Deductible part of self-employment tax. Attach Schedule SE 27
28 Self-employed SEP, SIMPLE, and qualified plans . . . . . . . . . 28
29 Self-employed health insurance deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
30 Penalty on early withdrawal of savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
31a Alimony paid b Recipient's SSN 573-79-6075 31a
32 IRA deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
33 Student loan interest deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
34 Tuition and fees. Attach Form 8917 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
35 Domestic production activities deduction. Attach Form 8903 35
36 Add lines 23 through 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
37 Subtract line 36 from line 22. This is youradjusted gross income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
For Disclosure, Privacy Act, and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions. Cat. No. 11320B Form1040(2015)
Note: Schedule B is not required since the taxpayer's interest income is below the $1,500 reporting threshold.

Form 1040 (2015) John Fuji 571-78-5974 Page2
38 Amount from line 37 (adjusted gross income) 38
Tax and Credits 39a
Check if: { Youwere born before January 2, 1951, Blind. Spousewas born before January 2, 1951, Blind. } Total boxes checked 39a
b If your spouse itemizes on a separate return or you were a dual-status alien, check here 39b. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Standard Deduction for

People who check any box on line 39a or 39borwho can be claimed as a dependent, see instructions.

All others:

Single or Married filing separately, $6,300

Married filing jointly or Qualifying widow(er), $12,600

Head of household, $9,250

40 Itemized deductions(from Schedule A)oryourstandard deduction(see left margin) 40
41 Subtract line 40 from line 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
42 Exemptions.If line 38 is $154,950 or less, multiply $4,000 by the number on line 6d. Otherwise, see instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
43 Taxable income.Subtract line 42 from line 41. If line 42 is more than line 41, enter -0- 43
44 Tax(see instructions). Check if any from:a Form(s) 8814 b Form 4972 c 44
45 Alternative minimum tax(see instructions). Attach Form 6251 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
46 Excess advance premium tax credit repayment. Attach Form 8962 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
47 Add lines 44, 45, and 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
48 Foreign tax credit. Attach Form 1116 if required . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
49 Credit for child and dependent care expenses. Attach Form 2441 49
50 Education credits from Form 8863, line 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
51 Retirement savings contributions credit. Attach Form 8880 . . . . 51
52 Child tax credit. Attach Schedule 8812, if required . . . . . . . . . . . 52
53 Residential energy credit. Attach Form 5695 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
54 Other credits from Form:a 3800 b 8801 c 54
55 Add lines 48 through 54. These are yourtotal credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
56 Subtract line 55 from line 47. If line 55 is more than line 47, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Other Taxes 57 Self-employment tax. Attach Schedule SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
58 Unreported social security and Medicare tax from Form:a 4137b 8919 . . . . . . . . . 58
59 Additional tax on IRAs, other qualified retirement plans, etc. Attach Form 5329 if required 59
60a Household employment taxes from Schedule H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60a
b First-time homebuyer credit repayment. Attach Form 5405 if required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60b
61 Health care: individual responsibility (see instructions) Full-year coverage 61
62 Taxes from:a Form 8959b Form 8960c Instructions; enter code(s) _ _ _ _ _ _ 62
63 Add lines 56 through 62. This is yourtotal tax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Payments 64 Federal income tax withheld from Forms W-2 and 1099 . . . . . . . . . 64
If you have a qualifying child, attach Schedule EIC. 65 2015 estimated tax payments and amount applied from 2014 return 65
66a Earned income credit (EIC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66a
b Nontaxable combat pay election . . . . . . . . . 66b
67 Additional child tax credit. Attach Schedule 8812 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
68 American opportunity credit from Form 8863, line 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
69 Net premium tax credit. Attach Form 8962 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
70 Amount paid with request for extension to file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
71 Excess social security and tier 1 RRTA tax withheld . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
72 Credit for federal tax on fuels. Attach Form 4136 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
73 Credits from Form:a 2439 b Reserved c 8885 d 73
74 Add lines 64, 65, 66a, and 67 through 73. These are yourtotal payments. . . . . . . . . . 74
Refund 75 If line 74 is more than line 63, subtract line 63 from line 74. This is the amount youoverpaid 75
76a Amount of line 75 you wantrefunded to you.If Form 8888 is attached, check here 76a
Direct deposit? See instructions. b
Routing number cType: Checking Savings
d
Account number
77 Amount of line 75 you wantapplied to your 2016 estimated tax 77
Amount You Owe 78 Amount you owe. Subtract line 74 from line 63. For details on how to pay, see instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
79 Estimated tax penalty (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Third Party Designee Do you want to allow another person to discuss this return with the IRS (see instructions)? Yes.Complete below. No
Designee's name Phone no. Personal identification number (PIN)
Sign Here Joint return? See instructions. Keep a copy for your records. Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return and accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, they are true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than taxpayer) is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge.
Your signature John Fuji Date Your occupation Manager Daytime phone number
Spouse's signature. If a joint return,bothmust sign. Date Spouse's occupation If the IRS sent you an Identity Protection PIN, enter it here (see inst.)
Paid Preparer Use Only Print/Type preparer's name Preparer's signature Date Check if self-employed PTIN
Firm's name Firm's EIN
Firm's address Phone no.
www.irs.gov/form1040 Form1040(2015)

SCHEDULE A (Form 1040) Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (99) Itemized Deductions Information about Schedule A and its separate instructions is atwww.irs.gov/schedulea. Attach to Form 1040. OMB No. 1545-0074
2015 Attachment Sequence No.07
Name(s) shown on Form 1040 John Fuji Your social security number 571-78-5974
Caution.Do not include expenses reimbursed or paid by others.
Medical and Dental Expenses 1 Medical and dental expenses (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Enter amount from Form 1040, line 38 2
3 Multiply line 2 by 10% (.10). But if either you or your spouse was born before January 2, 1951, multiply line 2 by 7.5% (.075) instead
3
4 Subtract line 3 from line 1. If line 3 is more than line 1, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Taxes You Paid 5 State and local
a Income taxes } . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
b General Sales Taxes
6 Real estate taxes (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
7 Personal property taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
8 Other taxes. List type and amount _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8
9 Add lines 5 through 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Interest You Paid Note. Your mortgage interest deduction may be limited (see instructions). 10 Home mortgage interest and points reported to you on Form 1098 10
11 Home mortgage interest not reported to you on Form 1098. If paid to the person from whom you bought the home, see instructions and show that person's name, identifying no., and address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11
12 Points not reported to you on Form 1098. See instructions for special rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
13 Mortgage insurance premiums (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
14 Investment interest. Attach Form 4952 if required. (See instructions.) 14
15 Add lines 10 through 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Gifts to Charity If you made a gift and got a benefit for it, see instructions. 16 Gifts by cash or check. If you made any gift of $250 or more,
see instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
17 Other than by cash or check. If any gift of $250 or more, see instructions. Youmustattach Form 8283 if over $500 . . . . . . . . . 17
18 Carryover from prior year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
19 Add lines 16 through 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Casualty and Theft Losses 20 Casualty or theft loss(es). Attach Form 4684. (See instructions.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Job Expenses and Certain Miscellaneous Deductions 21 Unreimbursed employee expensesjob travel, union dues, job education, etc. Attach Form 2106 or 2106-EZ if required.
(See instructions.) Job hunting expenses 21
22 Tax preparation fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
23 Other expensesinvestment, safe deposit box, etc. List type and amount _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23
24 Add lines 21 through 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
25 Enter amount from Form 1040, line 38 25
26 Multiply line 25 by 2% (.02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
27 Subtract line 26 from line 24. If line 26 is more than line 24, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Other Miscellaneous Deductions 28 Otherfrom list in instructions. List type and amount _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
28
Total Itemized Deductions 29 Is Form 1040, line 38, over $154,950?
No.Your deduction is not limited. Add the amounts in the far right column for lines 4 through 28. Also, enter this amount on Form 1040, line 40. } . . . . . . 29
Yes.Your deduction may be limited. See the Itemized Deductions Worksheet in the instructions to figure the amount to enter.
30 If you elect to itemize deductions even though they are less than your standard deduction, check here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see Form 1040 instructions. Cat. No. 17145C Schedule A (Form 1040) 2015

Form4684 Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Casualties and Thefts Information about Form 4684 and its separate instructions is atwww.irs.gov/form4684. Attach to your tax return. Use a separate Form 4684 for each casualty or theft. OMB No. 1545-0177
2015 Attachment Sequence No.26
Name(s) shown on tax return John Fuji Identifying number 571-78-5974
SECTION APersonal Use Property(Use this section to report casualties and thefts of propertynotused in a trade or business or for income-producing purposes.)
1 Description of properties (show type, location, and date acquired for each property). Use a separate line for each property lost or damaged from the same casualty or theft.
PropertyA Coin collection, Various
PropertyB
PropertyC
PropertyD
Properties
A B C D
2 Cost or other basis of each property . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3 Insurance or other reimbursement (whether or not you filed a claim) (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Note:If line 2 ismorethan line 3, skip line 4.
4 Gain from casualty or theft. If line 3 ismorethan line 2, enter the difference here and skip lines 5 through 9 for that column. See instructions if line 3 includes insurance or other reimbursement you did not claim, or you received payment for your loss in a later tax year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
5 Fair market valuebeforecasualty or theft . . . . . . . 5
6 Fair market valueaftercasualty or theft . . . . . . . . 6
7 Subtract line 6 from line 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
8 Enter thesmallerof line 2 or line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
9 Subtract line 3 from line 8. If zero or less, enter -0- 9
10 Casualty or theft loss. Add the amounts on line 9 in columns A through D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
11 Enter thesmallerof line 10 or $100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
12 Subtract line 11 from line 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Caution:Use only one Form 4684 for lines 13 through 18.
13 Add the amounts on line 12 of all Forms 4684 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
14 Add the amounts on line 4 of all Forms 4684 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
15 If line 14 ismorethan line 13, enter the difference here and on Schedule D.Do notcomplete the rest of this section (see instructions). } . . . . . . . . . 15
If line 14 islessthan line 13, enter -0- here and go to line 16.
If line 14 isequalto line 13, enter -0- here.Do notcomplete the rest of this section.
16 If line 14 islessthan line 13, enter the difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
17 Enter 10% of your adjusted gross income from Form 1040, line 38, or Form 1040NR, line 37. Estates and trusts, see instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
18 Subtract line 17 from line 16. If zero or less, enter -0-. Also enter the result on Schedule A (Form 1040), line 20, or Form 1040NR, Schedule A, line 6. Estates and trusts, enter the result on the "Other deductions" line of your tax return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see instructions. Cat. No. 12997O

Form4684(2015)

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