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Kent Pham, CPA, is a 45-year old single taxpayer living at 169 Trendie Street, Lane Jolla, CA 92037. His Social Security number is 865-68-9635. In

Kent Pham, CPA, is a 45-year old single taxpayer living at 169 Trendie Street, Lane Jolla, CA

92037. His Social Security number is 865-68-9635. In 2014, Kent?s W-2 as the controller of a local

corporation showed the following:

Earnings from the Gentry Corporation $150,000

Federal income tax withheld 25,000

State income tax withheld 14,000

Kent?s other income includes interest from GMAC bonds of $3,250 and interest on CDs at the

Cove Bank of $4,145. Also, Kent received tax-exempt interest of $37,960 on private activity

bonds that is subject to alternative minimum tax.

During the year Kent paid the following amounts (all of which can be substantiated):

Home mortgage interest $42,210

Home equity debt interest 6,800

Credit card interest 2,280

California annual auto registration tax (deductible portion) 770

Auto insurance 1,170

State income taxes paid in 2014 (for 2013) 16,302

Property taxes on personal residence 8,060

Blue Cross premiums 2,340

Other medical expenses 1,025

CPA fees paid to handle 2010 IRS audit 9,100

Charitable contributions:

Tree-huggers Historical Society (a qualified charity) 1,040

Campanile Educational (a qualified charity) 12,000

Tacate Orphanage (a Mexican organization) 500

Required: Complete Kent?s federal tax return for 2014. Use Form 1040, Schedule A, Schedule

B, and Form 6251, which can be found on the IRS website. Make realistic assumptions about

any missing data.

image text in transcribed Form 1040 2015 (99) Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service U.S. Individual Income Tax Return OMB No. 1545-0074 , 2015, ending IRS Use OnlyDo not write or staple in this space. See separate instructions. For the year Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2015, or other tax year beginning Your first name and initial Last name , 20 Your social security number If a joint return, spouse's first name and initial Last name Spouse's social security number Apt. no. Home address (number and street). If you have a P.O. box, see instructions. City, town or post office, state, and ZIP code. If you have a foreign address, also complete spaces below (see instructions). Foreign country name Filing Status Check only one box. Exemptions Presidential Election Campaign Check here if you, or your spouse if filing jointly, want $3 to go to this fund. Checking Foreign postal code a box below will not change your tax or refund. You Spouse Foreign province/state/county 1 4 Single Married filing jointly (even if only one had income) 2 3 c Head of household (with qualifying person). (See instructions.) If the qualifying person is a child but not your dependent, enter this child's name here. Married filing separately. Enter spouse's SSN above and full name here. 6a b 5 Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child Yourself. If someone can claim you as a dependent, do not check box 6a . Spouse . Dependents: (1) First name . . . . . . . . . . . (2) Dependent's social security number Last name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . } (4) if child under age 17 qualifying for child tax credit (see instructions) (3) Dependent's relationship to you Dependents on 6c not entered above d Attach Form(s) W-2 here. Also attach Forms W-2G and 1099-R if tax was withheld. If you did not get a W-2, see instructions. Adjusted Gross Income Boxes checked on 6a and 6b No. of children on 6c who: lived with you did not live with you due to divorce or separation (see instructions) If more than four dependents, see instructions and check here Income Make sure the SSN(s) above and on line 6c are correct. Total number of exemptions claimed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . 8b . . . . . . . . . 8a . . . . . . . 9a 10 11 Qualified dividends . . . . . . . . . . . 9b Taxable refunds, credits, or offsets of state and local income taxes Alimony received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 11 12 13 14 Business income or (loss). Attach Schedule C or C-EZ . . . . . . . . . Capital gain or (loss). Attach Schedule D if required. If not required, check here Other gains or (losses). Attach Form 4797 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 13 14 15a 16a 17 IRA distributions . 15a b Taxable amount . . . Pensions and annuities 16a b Taxable amount . . . Rental real estate, royalties, partnerships, S corporations, trusts, etc. Attach Schedule E 15b 16b 17 18 19 20a Farm income or (loss). Attach Schedule F . Unemployment compensation . . . . Social security benefits 20a 18 19 20b 21 22 Other income. List type and amount Combine the amounts in the far right column for lines 7 through 21. This is your total income 23 Educator expenses 24 Certain business expenses of reservists, performing artists, and fee-basis government officials. Attach Form 2106 or 2106-EZ 25 Health savings account deduction. Attach Form 8889 . 24 25 26 27 28 Moving expenses. Attach Form 3903 . . . . . . Deductible part of self-employment tax. Attach Schedule SE . Self-employed SEP, SIMPLE, and qualified plans . . 26 27 28 29 30 31a Self-employed health insurance deduction Penalty on early withdrawal of savings . . . . . . . . . . 32 33 34 Alimony paid b Recipient's SSN IRA deduction . . . . . . . Student loan interest deduction . . Tuition and fees. Attach Form 8917 . 29 30 31a . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 33 34 35 36 37 Domestic production activities deduction. Attach Form 8903 35 Add lines 23 through 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subtract line 36 from line 22. This is your adjusted gross income 7 Wages, salaries, tips, etc. Attach Form(s) W-2 . . . . 8a b 9a Taxable interest. Attach Schedule B if required . Tax-exempt interest. Do not include on line 8a . Ordinary dividends. Attach Schedule B if required . . . . . . . b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b Taxable amount . . . . . . . . . . . . Add numbers on lines above 21 22 23 . . For Disclosure, Privacy Act, and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions. . . . . . . . . . 36 37 Cat. No. 11320B Form 1040 (2015) Page 2 Form 1040 (2015) 38 Amount from line 37 (adjusted gross income) Tax and Credits 39a Check if: Standard Deduction for People who check any box on line 39a or 39b or who can be claimed as a dependent, see instructions. All others: Single or Married filing separately, $6,300 Married filing jointly or Qualifying widow(er), $12,600 Head of household, $9,250 . . Other Taxes 58 59 60a Unreported social security and Medicare tax from Form: a b 61 First-time homebuyer credit repayment. Attach Form 5405 if required 62 63 Form 8960 c Taxes from: a Form 8959 b Add lines 56 through 62. This is your total tax . . Payments If you have a qualifying child, attach Schedule EIC. Sign Here Paid Preparer Use Only . You were born before January 2, 1951, Spouse was born before January 2, 1951, . . Blind. Blind. . } . . . . . 38 . Total boxes checked 39a 39b . . 42 43 Exemptions. If line 38 is $154,950 or less, multiply $4,000 by the number on line 6d. Otherwise, see instructions Taxable income. Subtract line 42 from line 41. If line 42 is more than line 41, enter -0- . . Form 4972 c Tax (see instructions). Check if any from: a Form(s) 8814 b 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 64 65 66a b 67 68 69 70 71 72 75 76a Alternative minimum tax (see instructions). Attach Form 6251 . Excess advance premium tax credit repayment. Attach Form 8962 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . . . . . . 52 Residential energy credits. Attach Form 5695 . . . . 53 3800 b 8801 c Other credits from Form: a 54 Add lines 48 through 54. These are your total credits . . . . . Subtract line 55 from line 47. If line 55 is more than line 47, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employment tax. Attach Schedule SE . . . . Add lines 44, 45, and 46 . . . . . . . Foreign tax credit. Attach Form 1116 if required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional tax on IRAs, other qualified retirement plans, etc. Attach Form 5329 if required . . . . . . . . . . . Instructions; enter code(s) . . . . . . . . . . 64 Federal income tax withheld from Forms W-2 and 1099 . . 2015 estimated tax payments and amount applied from 2014 return 65 Earned income credit (EIC) . . . . . . . . . . 66a . . . . . b 4137 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 American opportunity credit from Form 8863, line 8 . Net premium tax credit. Attach Form 8962 . . . . Amount paid with request for extension to file . . . . . . . . . 68 69 70 . 71 72 Credits from Form: a 2439 b Reserved c 8885 d 73 Add lines 64, 65, 66a, and 67 through 73. These are your total payments . Excess social security and tier 1 RRTA tax withheld Credit for federal tax on fuels. Attach Form 4136 . . Full-year coverage Health care: individual responsibility (see instructions) Nontaxable combat pay election 66b Additional child tax credit. Attach Schedule 8812 . . . . . . . 8919 Household employment taxes from Schedule H . . . . . . . . . 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 49 50 51 Credit for child and dependent care expenses. Attach Form 2441 Education credits from Form 8863, line 19 . . . . . Retirement savings contributions credit. Attach Form 8880 Child tax credit. Attach Schedule 8812, if required . . . 55 56 57 58 59 60a 60b 61 62 . 63 . 74 . . . . . If line 74 is more than line 63, subtract line 63 from line 74. This is the amount you overpaid 75 Amount of line 75 you want refunded to you. If Form 8888 is attached, check here 76a . b d c Type: Routing number Checking Savings Account number Amount of line 75 you want applied to your 2016 estimated tax 77 77 78 Amount you owe. Subtract line 74 from line 63. For details on how to pay, see instructions 78 79 Estimated tax penalty (see instructions) . . . . . . . 79 Do you want to allow another person to discuss this return with the IRS (see instructions)? Yes. Complete below. No Personal identification number (PIN) Phone no. Designee's name Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return and accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, they are true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than taxpayer) is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge. Your signature Date Your occupation Daytime phone number Spouse's signature. If a joint return, both must sign. Date Spouse's occupation If the IRS sent you an Identity Protection PIN, enter it here (see inst.) PTIN Check if self-employed Joint return? See instructions. Keep a copy for your records. . Itemized deductions (from Schedule A) or your standard deduction (see left margin) Subtract line 40 from line 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Third Party Designee . 40 41 Direct deposit? See instructions. Amount You Owe . If your spouse itemizes on a separate return or you were a dual-status alien, check here b 73 74 Refund { . Print/Type preparer's name Firm's name Preparer's signature Date Firm's EIN Firm's address Phone no. www.irs.gov/form1040 Form 1040 (2015) Form 6251 Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (99) Alternative Minimum TaxIndividuals Information OMB No. 1545-0074 Attachment Sequence No. 32 Your social security number Name(s) shown on Form 1040 or Form 1040NR Part I 2015 about Form 6251 and its separate instructions is at www.irs.gov/form6251. Attach to Form 1040 or Form 1040NR. Alternative Minimum Taxable Income (See instructions for how to complete each line.) 1 If filing Schedule A (Form 1040), enter the amount from Form 1040, line 41, and go to line 2. Otherwise, enter the amount from Form 1040, line 38, and go to line 7. (If less than zero, enter as a negative amount.) 1 2 Medical and dental. If you or your spouse was 65 or older, enter the smaller of Schedule A (Form 1040), line 4, or 2.5% (.025) of Form 1040, line 38. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Taxes from Schedule A (Form 1040), line 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Enter the home mortgage interest adjustment, if any, from line 6 of the worksheet in the instructions for this line 5 Miscellaneous deductions from Schedule A (Form 1040), line 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 If Form 1040, line 38, is $154,950 or less, enter -0-. Otherwise, see instructions . . . . . . . . . 7 Tax refund from Form 1040, line 10 or line 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Investment interest expense (difference between regular tax and AMT). . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Depletion (difference between regular tax and AMT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Net operating loss deduction from Form 1040, line 21. Enter as a positive amount . . . . . . . . 11 Alternative tax net operating loss deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Interest from specified private activity bonds exempt from the regular tax . . . . . . . . . . 13 Qualified small business stock, see instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Exercise of incentive stock options (excess of AMT income over regular tax income) . . . . . . . . 15 Estates and trusts (amount from Schedule K-1 (Form 1041), box 12, code A) . . . . . . . . . 16 Electing large partnerships (amount from Schedule K-1 (Form 1065-B), box 6) . . . . . . . . . 17 Disposition of property (difference between AMT and regular tax gain or loss) . . . . . . . . . 18 Depreciation on assets placed in service after 1986 (difference between regular tax and AMT) . . . . 19 Passive activities (difference between AMT and regular tax income or loss) . . . . . . . . . . 20 Loss limitations (difference between AMT and regular tax income or loss) . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Circulation costs (difference between regular tax and AMT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Long-term contracts (difference between AMT and regular tax income) . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Mining costs (difference between regular tax and AMT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Research and experimental costs (difference between regular tax and AMT) . . . . . . . . . . 25 Income from certain installment sales before January 1, 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Intangible drilling costs preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Other adjustments, including income-based related adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Alternative minimum taxable income. Combine lines 1 through 27. (If married filing separately and line 28 is more than $246,250, see instructions.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 ( ( ) ) ( ) ( ) Part II Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) 29 Exemption. (If you were under age 24 at the end of 2015, see instructions.) IF your filing status is . . . AND line 28 is not over . . . THEN enter on line 29 . . . Single or head of household . . . . $119,200 . . . . . $53,600 Married filing jointly or qualifying widow(er) 158,900 . . . . . 83,400 Married filing separately . . . . . . 79,450 . . . . . 41,700 If line 28 is over the amount shown above for your filing status, see instructions. } . . 29 30 Subtract line 29 from line 28. If more than zero, go to line 31. If zero or less, enter -0- here and on lines 31, 33, and 35, and go to line 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 If you are filing Form 2555 or 2555-EZ, see instructions for the amount to enter. } . . . 30 . . . 31 . . . . . . . . 32 33 . If you reported capital gain distributions directly on Form 1040, line 13; you reported qualified dividends on Form 1040, line 9b; or you had a gain on both lines 15 and 16 of Schedule D (Form 1040) (as refigured for the AMT, if necessary), complete Part III on the back and enter the amount from line 64 here. All others: If line 30 is $185,400 or less ($92,700 or less if married filing separately), multiply line 30 by 26% (.26). Otherwise, multiply line 30 by 28% (.28) and subtract $3,708 ($1,854 if married filing separately) from the result. 32 Alternative minimum tax foreign tax credit (see instructions) . 33 Tentative minimum tax. Subtract line 32 from line 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Add Form 1040, line 44 (minus any tax from Form 4972), and Form 1040, line 46. Subtract from the result any foreign tax credit from Form 1040, line 48. If you used Schedule J to figure your tax on Form 1040, line 44, refigure that tax without using Schedule J before completing this line (see instructions) . . . . . . . . 35 AMT. Subtract line 34 from line 33. If zero or less, enter -0-. Enter here and on Form 1040, line 45 . . . . . For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see your tax return instructions. Cat. No. 13600G 34 35 Form 6251 (2015) Form 6251 (2015) Page 2 Part III Tax Computation Using Maximum Capital Gains Rates Complete Part III only if you are required to do so by line 31 or by the Foreign Earned Income Tax Worksheet in the instructions. 36 Enter the amount from Form 6251, line 30. If you are filing Form 2555 or 2555-EZ, enter the amount from line 3 of the worksheet in the instructions for line 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 37 Enter the amount from line 6 of the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet in the instructions for Form 1040, line 44, or the amount from line 13 of the Schedule D Tax Worksheet in the instructions for Schedule D (Form 1040), whichever applies (as refigured for the AMT, if necessary) (see instructions). If you are filing Form 2555 or 2555-EZ, see instructions for the amount to enter . . . . . . . . . 37 38 Enter the amount from Schedule D (Form 1040), line 19 (as refigured for the AMT, if necessary) (see instructions). If you are filing Form 2555 or 2555-EZ, see instructions for the amount to enter . . . . . 38 39 If you did not complete a Schedule D Tax Worksheet for the regular tax or the AMT, enter the amount from line 37. Otherwise, add lines 37 and 38, and enter the smaller of that result or the amount from line 10 of the Schedule D Tax Worksheet (as refigured for the AMT, if necessary). If you are filing Form 2555 or 2555-EZ, see instructions for the amount to enter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Enter the smaller of line 36 or line 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Subtract line 40 from line 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 40 41 42 If line 41 is $185,400 or less ($92,700 or less if married filing separately), multiply line 41 by 26% (.26). Otherwise, multiply line 41 by 28% (.28) and subtract $3,708 ($1,854 if married filing separately) from the result . . . 43 Enter: $74,900 if married filing jointly or qualifying widow(er), $37,450 if single or married filing separately, or . . . . . . . $50,200 if head of household. } 44 Enter the amount from line 7 of the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet in the instructions for Form 1040, line 44, or the amount from line 14 of the Schedule D Tax Worksheet in the instructions for Schedule D (Form 1040), whichever applies (as figured for the regular tax). If you did not complete either worksheet for the regular tax, enter the amount from Form 1040, line 43; if zero or less, enter -0-. If you are filing Form 2555 or 2555-EZ, see instructions for the amount to enter . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Subtract line 44 from line 43. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Enter the smaller of line 36 or line 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Enter the smaller of line 45 or line 46. This amount is taxed at 0% . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Subtract line 47 from line 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Enter: $413,200 if single . . . . . . . $232,425 if married filing separately $464,850 if married filing jointly or qualifying widow(er) $439,000 if head of household 50 Enter the amount from line 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . } 51 Enter the amount from line 7 of the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet in the instructions for Form 1040, line 44, or the amount from line 19 of the Schedule D Tax Worksheet, whichever applies (as figured for the regular tax). If you did not complete either worksheet for the regular tax, enter the amount from Form 1040, line 43; if zero or less, enter -0-. If you are filing Form 2555 or Form 2555-EZ, see instructions for the amount to enter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Add line 50 and line 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Subtract line 52 from line 49. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Enter the smaller of line 48 or line 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Multiply line 54 by 15% (.15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Add lines 47 and 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If lines 56 and 36 are the same, skip lines 57 through 61 and go to line 62. Otherwise, go to line 57. 57 Subtract line 56 from line 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Multiply line 57 by 20% (.20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If line 38 is zero or blank, skip lines 59 through 61 and go to line 62. Otherwise, go to line 59. 59 Add lines 41, 56, and 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Subtract line 59 from line 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Multiply line 60 by 25% (.25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Add lines 42, 55, 58, and 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 If line 36 is $185,400 or less ($92,700 or less if married filing separately), multiply line 36 by 26% (.26). Otherwise, multiply line 36 by 28% (.28) and subtract $3,708 ($1,854 if married filing separately) from the result 63 64 Enter the smaller of line 62 or line 63 here and on line 31. If you are filing Form 2555 or 2555-EZ, do not enter this amount on line 31. Instead, enter it on line 4 of the worksheet in the instructions for line 31 . . 64 Form 6251 (2015) SCHEDULE A (Form 1040) OMB No. 1545-0074 Itemized Deductions Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (99) Information about Schedule A and its separate instructions is at www.irs.gov/schedulea. Attach to Form 1040. Name(s) shown on Form 1040 Medical and Dental Expenses Taxes You Paid Interest You Paid Note: Your mortgage interest deduction may be limited (see instructions). Caution: Do not include expenses reimbursed or paid by others. 1 Medical and dental expenses (see instructions) . . . . . 1 2 Enter amount from Form 1040, line 38 2 3 Multiply line 2 by 10% (.10). But if either you or your spouse was 3 born before January 2, 1951, multiply line 2 by 7.5% (.075) instead 4 Subtract line 3 from line 1. If line 3 is more than line 1, enter -0- . . 5 State and local (check only one box): a Income taxes, or . . . . . . . . . . . 5 b General sales taxes 6 Real estate taxes (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . 6 7 Personal property taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8 Other taxes. List type and amount 8 9 Add lines 5 through 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Home mortgage interest and points reported to you on Form 1098 10 11 Home mortgage interest not reported to you on Form 1098. If paid to the person from whom you bought the home, see instructions and show that person's name, identifying no., and address . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . 20 . . . . . 27 } 11 12 Points not reported to you on Form 1098. See instructions for special rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 13 Mortgage insurance premiums (see instructions) . . . . . 13 14 Investment interest. Attach Form 4952 if required. (See instructions.) 14 15 Add lines 10 through 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gifts to 16 Gifts by cash or check. If you made any gift of $250 or more, see instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Charity 17 Other than by cash or check. If any gift of $250 or more, see If you made a gift and got a instructions. You must attach Form 8283 if over $500 . . . 17 benefit for it, 18 Carryover from prior year . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 see instructions. 19 Add lines 16 through 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Casualty and Theft Losses 2015 Attachment Sequence No. 07 Your social security number 20 Casualty or theft loss(es). Attach Form 4684. (See instructions.) . . Job Expenses 21 Unreimbursed employee expensesjob travel, union dues, and Certain job education, etc. Attach Form 2106 or 2106-EZ if required. Miscellaneous 21 (See instructions.) Deductions 22 Tax preparation fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 23 Other expensesinvestment, safe deposit box, etc. List type and amount Other Miscellaneous Deductions 24 25 26 27 28 23 Add lines 21 through 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Enter amount from Form 1040, line 38 25 Multiply line 25 by 2% (.02) . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Subtract line 26 from line 24. If line 26 is more than line 24, enter -0- . Otherfrom list in instructions. List type and amount 28 29 Is Form 1040, line 38, over $154,950? Total Itemized No. Your deduction is not limited. Add the amounts in the far right column for lines 4 through 28. Also, enter this amount on Form 1040, line 40. Deductions } . Yes. Your deduction may be limited. See the Itemized Deductions Worksheet in the instructions to figure the amount to enter. 30 If you elect to itemize deductions even though they are less than your standard deduction, check here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see Form 1040 instructions. Cat. No. 17145C . 29 Schedule A (Form 1040) 2015 SCHEDULE B Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (99) OMB No. 1545-0074 Interest and Ordinary Dividends (Form 1040A or 1040) Information Attach to Form 1040A or 1040. about Schedule B and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/scheduleb. Name(s) shown on return Part I 1 Interest Part II Amount List name of payer. If any interest is from a seller-financed mortgage and the buyer used the property as a personal residence, see instructions on back and list this interest first. Also, show that buyer's social security number and address (See instructions on back and the instructions for Form 1040A, or Form 1040, line 8a.) Note: If you received a Form 1099-INT, Form 1099-OID, or substitute statement from a brokerage firm, list the firm's name as the payer and enter the total interest shown on that form. 2015 Attachment Sequence No. 08 Your social security number 1 2 3 Add the amounts on line 1 . . . . . . . . . . Excludable interest on series EE and I U.S. savings Attach Form 8815 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Subtract line 3 from line 2. Enter the result here and 1040, line 8a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note: If line 4 is over $1,500, you must complete Part III. List name of payer 5 . . . . . . . . bonds issued after 1989. . . . . . . . . on Form 1040A, or Form . . . . . . . . 2 3 4 Amount Ordinary Dividends (See instructions on back and the instructions for Form 1040A, or Form 1040, line 9a.) Note: If you received a Form 1099-DIV or substitute statement from a brokerage firm, list the firm's name as the payer and enter the ordinary dividends shown on that form. Part III Foreign Accounts and Trusts (See instructions on back.) 5 6 Add the amounts on line 5. Enter the total here and on Form 1040A, or Form 6 1040, line 9a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note: If line 6 is over $1,500, you must complete Part III. You must complete this part if you (a) had over $1,500 of taxable interest or ordinary dividends; (b) had a foreign account; or (c) received a distribution from, or were a grantor of, or a transferor to, a foreign trust. 7a Yes No At any time during 2015, did you have a financial interest in or signature authority over a financial account (such as a bank account, securities account, or brokerage account) located in a foreign country? See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If \"Yes,\" are you required to file FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), to report that financial interest or signature authority? See FinCEN Form 114 and its instructions for filing requirements and exceptions to those requirements . . . . . . b If you are required to file FinCEN Form 114, enter the name of the foreign country where the financial account is located 8 During 2015, did you receive a distribution from, or were you the grantor of, or transferor to, a foreign trust? If \"Yes,\" you may have to file Form 3520. See instructions on back . . . . . . For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see your tax return instructions. Cat. No. 17146N Schedule B (Form 1040A or 1040) 2015 Page 2 Schedule B (Form 1040A or 1040) 2015 General Instructions Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted. Future Developments For the latest information about developments related to Schedule B (Form 1040A or 1040) and its instructions, such as legislation enacted after they were published, go to www.irs.gov/scheduleb. Purpose of Form Use Schedule B if any of the following applies. You had over $1,500 of taxable interest or ordinary dividends. You received interest from a seller-financed mortgage and the buyer used the property as a personal residence. You have accrued interest from a bond. You are reporting original issue discount (OID) in an amount less than the amount shown on Form 1099-OID. You are reducing your interest income on a bond by the amount of amortizable bond premium. You are claiming the exclusion of interest from series EE or I U.S. savings bonds issued after 1989. You received interest or ordinary dividends as a nominee. You had a financial interest in, or signature authority over, a financial account in a foreign country or you received a distribution from, or were a grantor of, or transferor to, a foreign trust. Part III of the schedule has questions about foreign accounts and trusts. Specific Instructions You can list more than one payer on each entry space for lines 1 and 5, but be sure to clearly show the amount paid next to the payer's name. Add the separate amounts paid by the payers listed on an entry space and enter the total in the \"Amount\" column. If you still need more space, attach separate statements that are the same size as the printed schedule. Use the same format as lines 1 and 5, but show your totals on Schedule B. Be sure to put your name and social security number (SSN) on the statements and attach them at the end of your return. TIP Part I. Interest Line 1. Report on line 1 all of your taxable interest. Taxable interest generally should be shown on your Forms 1099-INT, Forms 1099-OID, or substitute statements. Include interest from series EE, H, HH, and I U.S. savings bonds. Also include any accrued market discount that is includible in income. List each payer's name and show the amount. Do not report on this line any tax-exempt interest from box 8 or box 9 of Form 1099-INT. Instead, report the amount from box 8 on line 8b of Form 1040A or 1040. If an amount is shown in box 9 of Form 1099-INT, you generally must report it on line 12 of Form 6251. See the Instructions for Form 6251 for more details. For more information on market discount and other investment income see Pub. 550. Seller-financed mortgages. If you sold your home or other property and the buyer used the property as a personal residence, list first any interest the buyer paid you on a mortgage or other form of seller financing. Be sure to show the buyer's name, address, and SSN. You must also let the buyer know your SSN. If you do not show the buyer's name, address, and SSN, or let the buyer know your SSN, you may have to pay a $50 penalty. Nominees. If you received a Form 1099-INT that includes interest you received as a nominee (that is, in your name, but the interest actually belongs to someone else), report the total on line 1. Do this even if you later distributed some or all of this income to others. Under your last entry on line 1, put a subtotal of all interest listed on line 1. Below this subtotal, enter "Nominee Distribution" and show the total interest you received as a nominee. Subtract this amount from the subtotal and enter the result on line 2. If you received interest as a nominee, you must give the actual owner a Form 1099-INT unless the owner is your spouse. You must also file a Form 1096 and a Form 1099-INT with the IRS. For more details, see the General Instructions for Certain Information Returns and the Instructions for Forms 1099-INT and 1099-OID. TIP Accrued interest. When you buy bonds between interest payment dates and pay accrued interest to the seller, this interest is taxable to the seller. If you received a Form 1099 for interest as a purchaser of a bond with accrued interest, follow the rules earlier under Nominees to see how to report the accrued interest. But identify the amount to be subtracted as \"Accrued Interest.\" Original issue discount (OID). If you are reporting OID in an amount less than the amount shown on Form 1099-OID, follow the rules earlier under Nominees to see how to report the OID. But identify the amount to be subtracted as \"OID Adjustment.\" Amortizable bond premium. If you are reducing your interest income on a bond by the amount of amortizable bond premium, follow the rules earlier under Nominees to see how to report the interest. But identify the amount to be subtracted as \"ABP Adjustment.\" Line 3. If, during 2015, you cashed series EE or I U.S. savings bonds issued after 1989 and you paid qualified higher education expenses for yourself, your spouse, or your dependents, you may be able to exclude part or all of the interest on those bonds. See Form 8815 for details. Part II. Ordinary Dividends You may have to file Form 5471 if, in 2015, you were an officer or director of a foreign corporation. You may also have to file Form 5471 if, in 2015, you owned 10% or more of the total (a) value of a foreign corporation's stock, or (b) combined voting power of all classes of a foreign corporation's stock with voting rights. For details, see Form 5471 and its instructions. TIP Line 5. Report on line 5 all of your ordinary dividends. This amount should be shown in box 1a of your Forms 1099-DIV or substitute statements. List each payer's name and show the amount. Nominees. If you received a Form 1099-DIV that includes ordinary dividends you received as a nominee (that is, in your name, but the ordinary dividends actually belong to someone else), report the total on line 5. Do this even if you later distributed some or all of this income to others. Under your last entry on line 5, put a subtotal of all ordinary dividends listed on line 5. Below this subtotal, enter \"Nominee Distribution\" and show the total ordinary dividends you received as a nominee. Subtract this amount from the subtotal and enter the result on line 6. If you received dividends as a nominee, you must give the actual owner a Form 1099-DIV unless the owner is your spouse. You must also file a Form 1096 and a Form 1099-DIV with the IRS. For more details, see the General Instructions for Certain Information Returns and the Instructions for Form 1099-DIV. TIP Part III. Foreign Accounts and Trusts Regardless of whether you are required to file FinCEN Form 114 (FBAR), you may be required to file Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets, with your income tax return. Failure to file Form 8938 may result in penalties and extension of the statute of limitations. See www.irs.gov/form8938 for more information. TIP Line 7a-Question 1. Check the \"Yes\" box if at any time during 2015 you had a financial interest in or signature authority over a financial account located in a foreign country. See the definitions that follow. Check the \"Yes\" box even if you are not required to file FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR). Financial account. A financial account includes, but is not limited to, a securities, brokerage, savings, demand, checking, deposit, time deposit, or other account maintained with a financial institution (or other person performing the services of a financial institution). A financial account also includes a commodity futures or options account, an insurance policy with a cash value (such as a whole life insurance policy), an annuity policy with a cash value, and shares in a mutual fund or similar pooled fund (that is, a fund that is available to the general public with a regular net asset value determination and regular redemptions). Financial account located in a foreign country. A financial account is located in a foreign country if the account is physically located outside of the United States. For example, an account maintained with a branch of a United States bank that is physically located outside of the United States is a foreign financial account. An account maintained with a branch of a foreign bank that is physically located in the United States is not a foreign financial account. Signature authority. Signature authority is the authority of an individual (alone or in conjunction with another individual) to control the disposition of assets held in a foreign financial account by direct communication (whether in writing or otherwise) to the bank or other financial institution that maintains the financial account. See the FinCEN Form 114 instructions for exceptions. Do not consider the exceptions relating to signature authority in answering Question 1 on line 7a. Other definitions. For definitions of \"financial interest,\" \"United States,\" and other relevant terms, see the instructions for FinCEN Form 114. Line 7a-Question 2. See FinCEN Form 114 and its instructions to determine whether you must file the form. Check the \"Yes\" box if you are required to file the form; check the \"No\" box if you are not required to file the form. If you checked the \"Yes\" box to Question 2 on line 7a, FinCEN Form 114 must be electronically filed with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) at the following website: http://bsaefiling. fincen.treas.gov/main.html. Do not attach FinCEN Form 114 to your tax return. To be considered timely, FinCEN Form 114 must be received by June 30, 2016. ! If you are required to file FinCEN Form 114 but do not properly do so, you may have to pay a civil penalty up to $10,000. A person who willfully fails to CAUTION report an account or provide account identifying information may be subject to a civil penalty equal to the greater of $100,000 or 50 percent of the balance in the account at the time of the violation. Willful violations may also be subject to criminal penalties. Line 7b. If you are required to file FinCEN Form 114, enter the name of the foreign country or countries in the space provided on line 7b. Attach a separate statement if you need more space. Line 8. If you received a distribution from a foreign trust, you must provide additional information. For this purpose, a loan of cash or marketable securities generally is considered to be a distribution. See Form 3520 for details. If you were the grantor of, or transferor to, a foreign trust that existed during 2015, you may have to file Form 3520. Do not attach Form 3520 to Form 1040. Instead, file it at the address shown in its instructions. If you were treated as the owner of a foreign trust under the grantor trust rules, you are also responsible for ensuring that the foreign trust files Form 3520-A. Form 3520-A is due on March 15, 2016, for a calendar year trust. See the instructions for Form 3520-A for more details

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