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Lance H . and Wanda B . Dean are married and live at 4 3 1 Yucca Drive, Santa Fe , NM 8 7 5

Lance H. and Wanda B. Dean are married and live at 431 Yucca Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Lance works for the convention bureau of the local Chamber of Commerce, and Wanda is employed part-time as a paralegal for a law firm.

During 2022, the Deans had the following receipts:

Line Item Description Amount Amount

Salaries ($60,000 for Lance, $42,500 for Wanda)  $102,500

Interest income 

 City of Albuquerque general purpose bonds $1,000 

 Ford Motor company bonds 1,100 

 Ally Bank certificate of deposit 400 

Total 2,500

Child support payments from John Allen 7,200

Annual gifts from parents 26,000

Settlement from Roadrunner Touring Company 90,000

Lottery winnings 600

Federal income tax refund (for tax year 2021)   400

Wanda was previously married to John Allen. When they divorced several years ago, Wanda was awarded custody of their two children, Penny and Kyle. (Note: Wanda has never issued a Form 8332 waiver.) Under the divorce decree, John was obligated to pay alimony and child supportthe alimony payments were to terminate if Wanda remarried.

In July, while going to lunch in downtown Santa Fe, Wanda was injured by a tour bus. Because the driver was clearly at fault, the owner of the bus, Roadrunner Touring Company, paid her medical expenses (including a one-week stay in a hospital). To avoid a lawsuit, Roadrunner also transferred $90,000 to her in settlement of the personal injuries she sustained.

The Deans had the following expenditures for 2022:

Line Item Description Amount Amount

Medical expenses (not covered by insurance)  $7,200

Taxes 

 Property taxes on personal residence $3,600 

 State of New Mexico income tax (includes amount withheld

 from wages during 2022) 4,200 

Total 7,800

Interest on home mortgage (First National Bank)   6,000

Charitable contributions (cash)   3,600

Life insurance premiums (policy on Lance's life)   1,200

Contribution to traditional IRA (on Wanda's behalf)   6,000

Traffic fines 300

Contribution to the reelection campaign fund of the mayor of Santa Fe 500

Funeral expenses for Wayne Boyle 6,300

The life insurance policy was taken out by Lance several years ago and designates Wanda as the beneficiary. As a part-time employee, Wanda is excluded from coverage under her employer's pension plan. Consequently, she provides for her own retirement with a traditional IRA obtained at a local trust company. Because the mayor is a member of the local Chamber of Commerce, Lance felt compelled to make the political contribution.

The Deans' household includes the following, for whom they provide more than half of the support:

Line Item Description Social Security Number Birth Date

Lance Dean (age 42) 123-45-6786 12/16/1980

Wanda Dean (age 40) 123-45-6787 08/08/1982

Penny Allen (age 19) 123-45-6788 10/09/2003

Kyle Allen (age 16) 123-45-6780 05/03/2006

Wayne Boyle (age 75) 123-45-6785 06/15/1947

Penny graduated from high school on May 9, 2022, and is undecided about college. During 2022, she earned $8,500 (placed in a savings account) playing a harp in the lobby of a local hotel. Wayne is Wanda's widower father who died on December 20, 2022. For the past few years, Wayne qualified as a dependent of the Deans.

Federal income tax withheld is $3,900 (Lance) and $1,600 (Wanda). The proper amount of Social Security and Medicare tax was withheld.

Required:

Determine the Federal income tax for 2022 for the Deans on a joint return by completing the appropriate forms. Use Form 1040 and Schedule 1 to complete this tax return. They do not own and did not use any digital assets during the year, and they do not want to contribute to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. If an overpayment results, it is to be refunded to them.

Make realistic assumptions about any missing data.

Enter all amounts as positive numbers.

If an amount box does not require an entry or the answer is zero, enter "0".

Use the tax rate schedules included with this problem.

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