Matt and Meg Comer are married and file a joint tax

return. They $do$ not have any children. Matt works $asa$

history professor $at$ a local university and earns a salary

$of$ $$67,800.$ Meg works part time $at$ the same university.

She earns $$52,200$ a year. The couple does not itemize

deductions. Other than salary, the Comers' only other

source $of$ income $is$ from the disposition $of$ various

capital assets $(mostly$ stocks$).(Use$ the

tax rate schedules,

Dividends and Capital Gains Tax Rates.$)$

Note: Round your final answers $to$ the nearest whole

dollar amount.

$a.$ What $is$ the Comers' tax liability for $2024if$ they report the following

capital gains and losses for the year?

Schedule $Y-1-$Married Filing Jointly $or$ Qualifying surviving spouseTax Rates for Net Capital Gains and Qualified Dividends

$*This$ rate applies $to$ the net capital gains and qualified dividends that fall within the range $of$ taxable income specified $in$ the table $(net$ capital gains and qualified dividends

are included $in$ taxable income last for this purpose$).$ Schedule $Y-1-$Married Filing Jointly $or$ Qualifying surviving spouse