Gordon Ramsays butler is filling out his taxes for 2017. He has income of $

104,700 and

will file as HoH because he has one baby girl. He will take the standard deduction and use the

$1,000 child tax credit as well. The total amount withheld for federal taxes was $16,563.

a.

[7 pts]

How much is the total tax bill for the butler?

b Explain if the butler will owe tax or get a refund and determine how much (either

way).

C

Using no computations:

If the butler decided to marry a woman who has no

income in 2015, would this be a case of marriage penalty or

marriage bonus? Explain.