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John Williams (birthdate August 2, 1974) is a single taxpayer, and he lives at 1324 Forest Dr., Reno, NV 89501. His Social Security number is
John Williams (birthdate August 2, 1974) is a single taxpayer, and he lives at 1324 Forest Dr., Reno, NV 89501. His Social Security number is 555-94-9358. John's earnings and withholdings as the manager of a local casino for 2016 are reported on his Form W-2:
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John's other income includes interest on a savings account at Nevada National Bank of $13,575.
John pays his ex-wife, Sarah McLoughlin, $4,000 per month. When their 12-year-old child (in the wife's custody) reaches 18, the payments are reduced to $2,750 per month. His ex-wife's Social Security number is 554-44-5555.
In 2016, John purchased a new car and so he kept track of his sales tax receipts during the year. His actual sales tax paid is $3,560, which exceeds the estimated amount per the IRS tables.
During the year, John paid the following amounts (all of which can be substantiated):
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John also received the following Form 1098:
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RECIPIENT'S/LENDER'S name, street address, city or town, state or province, country, ZIP or foreign postal code, and telephone no. Reno Bank & Trust 49 Commerce Street Reno, NV 89501 | *Caution: The amount shown may not be fully deductible by you. Limits based on the loan amount and the cost and value of the secured property may apply. Also, you may only deduct interest to the extent it was incurred by you, actually paid by you, and not reimbursed by another person. | OMB No. 1545-0901 2016 (Rev. July 2016) Form 1098 | Mortgage Interest Statement | ||||||
1 Mortgage interest received from payer(s)/borrower(s)* $ 18,900.00 | Copy B For Payer/Borrower The information in boxes 1 through 9 is important tax information and is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service. If you are required to file a return, a negligence penalty or other sanction may be imposed on you if the IRS determines that an underpayment of tax results because you overstated a deduction for this mortgage interest or for these points, reported in boxes 1 and 6; or because you didn't report the refund of interest (box 4); or because you claimed a non-deductible item. | ||||||||
RECIPIENT'S/LENDER'S federal identification number 33-1234569 | PAYER'S/BORROWER'S taxpayer identification no. 555-94-9358 | 2 Outstanding mortgage principal as of 1/1/2016 $594,400.00 | 3 Mortgage origination date 03/01/2001 | ||||||
4 Refund of overpaid interest $ | 5 Mortgage insurance premiums $ | ||||||||
PAYER'S/BORROWER'S name John Williams | 6 Points paid on purchase of principal residence $ | ||||||||
Street address (including apt. no.) 1324 Forest Drive |
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City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code Reno, NV 89501 | |||||||||
10 Other | 8 Address of property securing mortgage | ||||||||
Account number (see instructions) | 9 If property securing mortgage has no address, below is the description of the property |
Form 1098 | (keep for your records) | www.irs.gov/form1098 | Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service |
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