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Julian & Ramona Mesa are married and own a home in El Cajon, CA for the past 7 years. They file a joint return for

Julian & Ramona Mesa are married and own a home in El Cajon, CA for the past 7
years. They file a joint return for Federal purposes and have a son named Jamul, below
is more information:
x Julian:
o DOB: 03/16/1979 SSN: 111-11-1111
o Occupation:
Tailor
x W2 Wages box 1 $87,000; box 2 $15,000; box 16
$87,000; box 17 $3,400; box 19 $530 CASDI
Bartender
x W2 Wages box 1 $10,000; box 2 $5,000; box 16
$10,000; box 17 $400; box 19 $270 CASDI
o Interest income from tax fee City of Chicago Municipal Bonds of $1,500
o Interest income from FNMA Bond $288
x Ramona:
o DOB: 03/17/1979 SSN: 222-22-2222
o Occupation: Community College Adjunct Teacher
o W2 Wages box 1 $30,000; box 2 $4,000; box 16 $30,000; box 17 $1,200
o Interest income from local bank savings account $34
o Unemployment compensation $1,400
x Jamul:
o DOB: 03/18/2012 SSN: 333-33-3333
x Other information:
o Federal AGI $127,099
o Received a CA State tax refund from the previous year of $77
o Itemized deductions in the previous year on Federal Schedule A
o $25,500 of itemized deductions in the current year on Federal Schedule A
Line 5 is the total state and local taxed contained on the W2s plus
$4,200 of property taxes
The balance is split between mortgage interest and
charitable contributions 80%/20%
o Ramona made a $1,700 contribution to a traditional IRA
o Paid after school care expenses of $5,000
o Wants to contribute up to $500 to a CA Individual Voluntary Contribution
Fund for Alzheimers Disease/Related Disorders Fund
o No Use Tax owed

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