Devon Bishop, age 45, is single. He lives at 1507 Rose Lane, Albuquerque, NM 87131. His Social Security number is 111-11-1112. Devon does not want $3 to go to the Presi-dential Election Campaign Fund. Devons wife, Ariane, passed away in 2014. Devons son, Tom, who is age 18, resides with Devon. Toms Social Security number is 123-45-6788. Devon owns a sole proprietorship for which he uses the accrual method of account-ing and maintains no inventory. His revenues and expenses for 2018 are as follows: Sales revenue Cost of goods sold (based on purchases for the year) Salary expense Rent expense Utilities Telephone Advertising Bad debts Depreciation* Health insurance** Accounting and legal fees Supplies * New office equipment ($21,000); Devon uses the immediate expense election. ** $18,000 for employees and $8,000 for Devon. Other income received by Devon includes the following: Dividend income (qualified dividends): Swan, Inc. Wren, Inc. Interest income: First National Bank Second City Bank County of Santa Fe, NM bonds $740,000 405,000 88,000 30,000 8,000 6,500 4,000 5,000 21,000 26,000 7,000 1,000 Tax Computation Problem 15-35 $10,000 2,000 11,000 2,500 17,000 During the year, Devon and his sole proprietorship had the following property transactions: a. Sold Blue, Inc. stock for $45,000 on March 12, 2018. He had purchased the stock on September 5, 2015, for $50,000. b. Received an inheritance of $300,000 from his uncle, Henry. Devon used $200,000 to purchase Green, Inc. stock on May 15, 2018, and invested $100,000 in Gold, Inc. stock on May 30, 2018. c. Received Orange, Inc. stock worth $9,500 as a gift from his aunt, Jane, on June 17, 2018. Her adjusted basis for the stock was $5,000. No gift taxes were paid on the transfer. Jane had purchased the stock on April 1, 2012. Devon sold the stock on July 1, 2018, for $22,000. d. On July 15, 2018, Devon sold one-half of the Green, Inc. stock for $40,000.

e. Devon was notified on August 1, 2018, that Yellow, Inc. stock he purchased from a colleague on September 1, 2017, for $52,500 had become worthless. While he perceived that the investment was risky, he did not anticipate that the corporation would declare bankruptcy. f. On August 15, 2018, Devon received a parcel of land in Phoenix worth $220,000 in exchange for a parcel of land he owned in Tucson. Because the Tucson parcel was worth $245,000, he also received $25,000 cash. Devons adjusted basis for the Tucson parcel was $210,000. He originally purchased it on September 18, 2015. g. On December 1, 2018, Devon sold the condominium in which he had been living for the past 20 years (1844 Lighthouse Lane, Albuquerque, NM 87131) and moved into a rented townhouse. The sales price was $480,000, selling expenses were $28,500, and repair expenses related to the sale were $9,400. Devon purchased the condominium for $180,000. Devons potential itemized deductions, exclusive of the aforementioned information, are as follows: Medical expenses (before the 7.5% floor) Property taxes on residence State income taxes Charitable contributions Mortgage interest on residence (First National Bank) Sales taxes paid $ 9,500 5,800 4,000 10,000 9,900 5,000 During the year, Devon makes estimated Federal income tax payments of $35,000. Compute Devons lowest net tax payable or refund due for 2018 assuming that he makes any available elections that will reduce the tax. If you use tax forms for your computations, you will need Forms 1040, 4562, 8824, and 8949 and Schedules A, B, C, D, and SE.