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Simon and Daphne Basset are married and wish to file a joint return for 2020. They have two dependent children, Amelia (age 17) and Belinda

Simon and Daphne Basset are married and wish to file a joint return for 2020. They have two dependent children, Amelia (age 17) and Belinda (age 12), who live with them. Their primary residence is in Phoenix, and they own a condo (2nd home) in Flagstaff. They also own a rental house in Mesa. Simon and Daphne have the following items of income and expense for 2020:

Income:


Simon’s salary

$ 105,000

Daphne’s salary

110,000

Interest income on City of Phoenix bonds

7,500

Interest income on US Treasury bonds

13,000

Qualified cash dividends

10,000

Regular (ordinary) cash dividends

15,000

FMV of 50 shares of Danbury Co. common stock received as a stock dividend

7,500

Net rental income from 100% owned rental house*

8,500

Share of Feather Partnership loss**

(10,000)

Share of Bridger S Corporation income***

20,000

Life insurance proceeds received on the death of Simon’s father

100,000

Short-term capital gains

10,000

Short-term capital losses

(14,000)

15% Long-term capital gains

43,000

15% Long-term capital losses

(5,000)



Expenses:


Home mortgage interest ($400,000 principal)

24,000

Home equity loan interest ($110,000 principal)

6,600

Condo loan interest ($75,000 principal)

8,000

Car loan interest

6,000

Credit card finance charges

3,000

Home property taxes

6,000

Condo property taxes

5,000

Condo maintenance fees

2,500

Car tags (ad valorem part)

2,100

Arizona income tax withheld

8,000

Arizona sales tax estimate

7,000

Federal income taxes withheld

37,000

Medical insurance premiums (paid by the Bassets, not part of an employer plan)

10,000

Unreimbursed medical bills

8,000

Charitable contributions

11,000

Unreimbursed employee business expenses

7,500

Contributions to Traditional IRA plans

12,000

* The rental house does not meet the definition of a “qualified trade or business” for purposes of the §199A deduction.

** Simon and Daphne invested $15,000 as limited partners in the Feather Partnership at the beginning of 2020. The loss is not the result of real estate rentals. Neither materially participate in the operations of the partnership.

*** Daphne is a 75% owner and President of Bridger.

Determine Simon and Daphne’s tax liability, using the tax formula.

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