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Kelly and Chanelle Chambers, ages 4 7 and 4 5 , are married and live at 5 8 4 Thoreau Drive, Boston, MA 5 9

Kelly and Chanelle Chambers, ages 47 and 45, are married and live at 584 Thoreau Drive, Boston, MA 59483. Kellys Social Security number is 111-11-1111 and Chanelles is 222-22-2222. The Chambers have two children: Emma, age 23, and Chet, age 19. Their Social Security numbers are 333-33-3333 and 444-44-4444, respectively. Emma is a single college student and earned $8,000 during the summer. Kelly and Chanelle help Emma through school by paying for her room, board, and tuition. Emma lives at home during the summer. Chet has a physical handicap and lives at home. He attends a local university and earned $4,000 working for a marketing firm. In sum, Kelly and Chanelle provide more than 50% of both Emmas and Chets total support for the year.
Kelly is a commercial pilot for a small airline. His salary is $95,000, from which $19,000 of federal income tax and $8,000 of state income tax were withheld. Kelly also pays premiums for health, disability, and life insurance. $2,000 of the premium was for health insurance, $250 for disability, and $400 for life insurance.
Chanelle owns Alliance Networks, a proprietorship that does network consulting. During the year, Chanelles gross revenues were $23,000. She incurred the following expenses in her business:
Liability insurance $700
Software rental $5,400
Journals and magazines $150
Training seminars $1,200
Supplies $1,300
Donations to a political campaign fund $800
Kelly enjoys playing guitar and plays in a band. Kelly's band has developed a local following. This year, his gross revenues were $1,200 for playing shows and $700 on CD sales. He incurred the following expenses:
Studio rent expense $1,300
Sound system repairs $200
CD production $500
New guitar and amplifier $800
Kellys father passed away during the year. Kelly and Chanelle received $100,000 from the life insurance policy. Neither Kelly nor Chanelle paid any of the premiums. Chanelle purchased 100 shares of Thurston Co. stock on May 1,1993, for $1,000. Thurston Co. was declared bankrupt during the current year. Chets physician recommended that he see a physical therapist to help with his dis-ability. Kelly paid the therapist $7,000 during the year because his insurance would not cover the bills.
Kelly and Chanelle went to Las Vegas and won $5,000 at the blackjack table. The next night, they lost $6,000.
Kelly and Chanelle gave $900 to their church and, during the year, they had the fol-lowing other income and expenses:
Real estate taxes $1,400
Property taxes on car (determined by value) $500
Home Mortgage interest $12,000
Credit card finance charges $2,600
Tax return preparation fees ($600 is allocable to chanelles business)
Sales tax on purchases during the year $6,200
Interest from a savings account $800
Interest from city of boston bonds $700
Dividend from 3m stock $400
Can you please check my work and confirm tax credits/income and anything else i'm missing? Please let me know what to put in the boxes. Please help with 1a-38. Thank Thank you
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