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Note: This problem is for the 2020 tax year. Alfred E. Old and Beulah A. Crane, each age 42, married on September 7, 2018. Alfred

Note: This problem is for the 2020 tax year.

Alfred E. Old and Beulah A. Crane, each age 42, married on September 7, 2018. Alfred and Beulah will file a joint return for 2020. Alfred's Social Security number is 111-11-1109. Beulah's Social Security number is 123-45-6780, and she has chosen to use "Old" as her married name. They live at 211 Brickstone Drive, Atlanta, GA 30304.

Alfred was divorced from Sarah Old in March 2017. Under the divorce agreement, Alfred is to pay Sarah $1,250 per month for the next 10 years or until Sarah's death, whichever occurs first. Alfred paid Sarah $15,000 in 2020. In addition, in January 2020, Alfred paid Sarah $50,000, which is designated as being for her share of the marital property. Also, Alfred is responsible for all prior years' income taxes. Sarah's Social Security number is 123-45-6788.

Alfred's salary for 2020 is $150,000. He is an executive working for Cherry, Inc. (Federal I.D. No. 98-7654321). As part of his compensation package, Cherry provides him with group term life insurance equal to twice his annual salary. His employer withheld $24,900 for Federal income taxes and $8,000 for state income taxes. The proper amounts were withheld for FICA taxes.

Beulah recently graduated from law school and is employed by Legal Aid Society, Inc. (Federal I.D. No. 11-1111111), as a public defender. She received a salary of $42,000 in 2020. Her employer withheld $7,500 for Federal income taxes and $2,400 for state income taxes. The proper amounts were withheld for FICA taxes.

Alfred and Beulah received taxable interest income of $500. Alfred and Beulah received a $1,900 refund on their 2019 state income taxes; they claimed the standard deduction on their 2019 Federal income tax return. Alfred and Beulah paid $4,500 interest and $1,450 property taxes on their personal residence in 2020. They paid sales taxes of $1,400, for which they maintain the receipts. Alfred and Beulah have never owned or used any virtual currency, and they do not want to contribute to the Presidential Election Campaign. Alfred and Beulah received the appropriate coronavirus recovery rebates (economic impact payments); related questions in ProConnect Tax should be ignored.

Required:

Compute the Olds' net tax payable (or refund due) for 2020. Use Form 1040 and Schedule 1 to complete this tax return.

note: group term life insurance is $300

  • It may be necessary to complete the tax schedule and worksheet before completing Form 1040.
  • Enter all amounts as positive numbers.
  • If an amount box does not require an entry or the answer is zero, enter "0".
  • Make realistic assumptions about any missing data.
  • When computing the tax liability, do not round your immediate calculations. If required round your final answers to the nearest dollar.
  • Use the 2020 Tax Rate Schedule provided. Do not use the Tax Tables.
  • Use the 2020 Tax Rate Schedules to compute the tax. (Note: Because the tax rate schedules are used instead of the tax tables, the amount of tax computed may vary slightly from the amount listed in the tables.)
  1. 2020 Tax Rate Schedules
    SingleSchedule X Head of householdSchedule Z
    If taxable income is: Over But not over The tax is: of the amount over If taxable income is: Over But not over The tax is: of the amount over
    $ 0 $ 9,875 . . . . . . 10% $ 0 $ 0 $ 14,100 . . . . . . 10% $ 0
    9,875 40,125 $ 987.50 + 12% 9,875 14,100 53,700 $ 1,410.00 + 12% 14,100
    40,125 85,525 4,617.50 + 22% 40,125 53,700 85,500 6,162.00 + 22% 53,700
    85,525 163,300 14,605.50 + 24% 85,525 85,525 163,300 13,158.00 + 24% 85,500
    163,300 207,350 33,271.50 + 32% 163,300 163,300 207,350 31,830.00 + 32% 163,300
    207,350 518,400 47,367.50 + 35% 207,350 207,350 518,400 45,926.00 + 35% 207,350
    518,400 . . . . . . 156,235.00 + 37% 518,400 518,400 . . . . . . 154,793.50 + 37% 518,400
    Married filing jointly or Qualifying widow(er)Schedule Y-1 Married filing separatelySchedule Y-2
    If taxable income is: Over But not over The tax is: of the amount over If taxable income is: Over But not over The tax is: of the amount over
    $ 0 $ 19,750 . . . . . . 10% $ 0 $ 0 $ 9,875 . . . . . . 10% $ 0
    19,750 80,250 $ 1,975.00 + 12% 19,750 9,875 40,125 $ 987.50 + 12% 9,875
    80,250 171,050 9,235.00 + 22% 80,250 40,125 85,525 4,617.50 + 22% 40,125
    171,050 326,600 29,211.00 + 24% 171,050 85,525 163,300 14,605.50 + 24% 85,525
    326,600 414,700 66,543.00 + 32% 326,600 163,300 207,350 33,271.50 + 32% 163,300
    414,700 622,050 94,735.00 + 35% 414,700 207,350 311,025 47,367.50 + 35% 207,350
    622,050 . . . . . . 167,307.50 + 37% 622,050 311,025 . . . . . . 83,653.75 + 37% 311,025

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