Excel Online Structured Activity: Personal taxes Mary Jarvis is a single individual who is working on filing her tax return for the previous year. She has assembled the following relevant information: She received $94,000 in salary. She received $18,500 of dividend income. She received $7,000 of interest income on Home Depot bonds. She received $23,500 from the sale of Disney stock that was purchased 2 years prior to the sale at a cost of $6,200. She received $8,000 from the sale of Google stock that was purchased 6 months prior to the sale at a cost of $6,500. Mary receives one exemption ($4,000), and she has allowable itemized deductions of $7,500. These amounts will be deducted from her gross income to determine her taxable income. Assume that her tax rates are based on Table 3.5. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below. Open spreadsheet a. What is Mary's federal tax liability? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Do not round intermediate calculations. b. What is her marginal tax rate? Round your answer to 1 decimal place. c. What is her average tax rate? Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Table 3.5 2015 Individual Tax Rates Single Individuals You Pay This Amount on the Base of the Bracket If Your Taxable Income Is Up to $9.225 $9,225-$37,450 $37,450-$90,750 $90,750-$189,750 $189,750-S411,500 $411,500-SS413,200 Over $413,200 922.50 5,156.25 18,481.25 46,075.25 119,401.25 119,996.25 Plus This Percentage on the Excess over the Base (Marginal Rate) 10.0% 15.0 25.0 28.0 33.0 35.0 39.6 Average Tax Rate at Top of Bracket 10.0% 13.8 20.4 24.3 29.0 29.0 39.6 Married Couples Filing Joint Returns You Pay This Amount on the Base of the Bracket If Your Taxable Income Is Up to $18,450 $18,450-$74,900 $74.900-5151,200 $151,200-$230,450 $230,450-$411,500 $411,500-$464,850 Over $464,850 1,845.00 10,312.50 29,387.50 51,577.50 111,324.00 129,996.50 Plus This Percentage on the Excess over the Base Marginal Rate) 10.0% 15.0 25.0 28.0 33.0 35.0 39.6 Average Tax Rate at Top of Bracket 10.0% 13.8 19.4 22.4 27.1 28.0 39.6 U " Le viu ICAL Paste BI U D ab A. LE Copy 3 Format Painter Clipboard 3Merge & Center $ % , e Insert Delete Format Conditional Format Formatting as Table Tables Undo Font Alignment Number Cells M17 C G H Taxable income 5 Dividend Income Interest Income LT Stock Sale LT Stock Cost ST Stock Sale ST Stock Cost Personal Exemption Itemized Deductions Apllicable Tax Rate on Dividends & LT Capital Gains B $18,500.00 $7,000.00 $23,500.00 $6,200.00 $8,000.00 $6,500.00 $4,000.00 $7,500.00 15.00% $0.00 $9,225.00 $37,450.00 $90.750.00 $189,750.00 $411,500.00 $413,200.00 E on Base $0.00 $922.50 $5,156.25 $18.481.25 $46,075.25 $119,401.25 $119,996.25 F over Base 10.00% 15.00% 25.00% 28.00% 33.00% 35.00% 39.60% 12 16 14 a. Calculation of Federal Tax Liability 15 Calculation of Taxable income: Salary Interest Income 18 ST Capital Gains 19 Income before Exemption and Deductions 20 Personal Exemption Itemized Deductions Taxable Income before Dividends & LT Capital Gains Formulas #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A Taxes on Taxable income Before Dividends & LT Capital Gains: Tax Liability on Base of Bracket Tax Liability on Excess over Base Tax on Taxable income before Dividends & LT Capital Gains #N/A #N/A #N/A 28 Taxes on Dividends & LT Capital Gains: Dividend Income LT Capital Gains Income Total Dividend & LT Capital Gains Income Tax on Dividends & LT Capital Gains Income #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A Total Federal Tax Liability #N/A 38 b. Calculation of Marginal Tax Rate Marginal Tax Rate #N/A 40 c. Calculation of Average Tax Rate 41 Average Tax Rate #N/A Excel Online Structured Activity: Personal taxes Mary Jarvis is a single individual who is working on filing her tax return for the previous year. She has assembled the following relevant information: She received $94,000 in salary. She received $18,500 of dividend income. She received $7,000 of interest income on Home Depot bonds. She received $23,500 from the sale of Disney stock that was purchased 2 years prior to the sale at a cost of $6,200. She received $8,000 from the sale of Google stock that was purchased 6 months prior to the sale at a cost of $6,500. Mary receives one exemption ($4,000), and she has allowable itemized deductions of $7,500. These amounts will be deducted from her gross income to determine her taxable income. Assume that her tax rates are based on Table 3.5. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below. Open spreadsheet a. What is Mary's federal tax liability? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Do not round intermediate calculations. b. What is her marginal tax rate? Round your answer to 1 decimal place. c. What is her average tax rate? Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Table 3.5 2015 Individual Tax Rates Single Individuals You Pay This Amount on the Base of the Bracket If Your Taxable Income Is Up to $9.225 $9,225-$37,450 $37,450-$90,750 $90,750-$189,750 $189,750-S411,500 $411,500-SS413,200 Over $413,200 922.50 5,156.25 18,481.25 46,075.25 119,401.25 119,996.25 Plus This Percentage on the Excess over the Base (Marginal Rate) 10.0% 15.0 25.0 28.0 33.0 35.0 39.6 Average Tax Rate at Top of Bracket 10.0% 13.8 20.4 24.3 29.0 29.0 39.6 Married Couples Filing Joint Returns You Pay This Amount on the Base of the Bracket If Your Taxable Income Is Up to $18,450 $18,450-$74,900 $74.900-5151,200 $151,200-$230,450 $230,450-$411,500 $411,500-$464,850 Over $464,850 1,845.00 10,312.50 29,387.50 51,577.50 111,324.00 129,996.50 Plus This Percentage on the Excess over the Base Marginal Rate) 10.0% 15.0 25.0 28.0 33.0 35.0 39.6 Average Tax Rate at Top of Bracket 10.0% 13.8 19.4 22.4 27.1 28.0 39.6 U " Le viu ICAL Paste BI U D ab A. LE Copy 3 Format Painter Clipboard 3Merge & Center $ % , e Insert Delete Format Conditional Format Formatting as Table Tables Undo Font Alignment Number Cells M17 C G H Taxable income 5 Dividend Income Interest Income LT Stock Sale LT Stock Cost ST Stock Sale ST Stock Cost Personal Exemption Itemized Deductions Apllicable Tax Rate on Dividends & LT Capital Gains B $18,500.00 $7,000.00 $23,500.00 $6,200.00 $8,000.00 $6,500.00 $4,000.00 $7,500.00 15.00% $0.00 $9,225.00 $37,450.00 $90.750.00 $189,750.00 $411,500.00 $413,200.00 E on Base $0.00 $922.50 $5,156.25 $18.481.25 $46,075.25 $119,401.25 $119,996.25 F over Base 10.00% 15.00% 25.00% 28.00% 33.00% 35.00% 39.60% 12 16 14 a. Calculation of Federal Tax Liability 15 Calculation of Taxable income: Salary Interest Income 18 ST Capital Gains 19 Income before Exemption and Deductions 20 Personal Exemption Itemized Deductions Taxable Income before Dividends & LT Capital Gains Formulas #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A Taxes on Taxable income Before Dividends & LT Capital Gains: Tax Liability on Base of Bracket Tax Liability on Excess over Base Tax on Taxable income before Dividends & LT Capital Gains #N/A #N/A #N/A 28 Taxes on Dividends & LT Capital Gains: Dividend Income LT Capital Gains Income Total Dividend & LT Capital Gains Income Tax on Dividends & LT Capital Gains Income #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A Total Federal Tax Liability #N/A 38 b. Calculation of Marginal Tax Rate Marginal Tax Rate #N/A 40 c. Calculation of Average Tax Rate 41 Average Tax Rate #N/A