Reba Dixon is a fifth-grade school teacher who earned a salary of $38,000 in 2022. She is 45 years old and has been divorced for four years. She receives $1,200 of alimony payments each month from her former husband (divorced in 2016). Reba also rents out a small apartment building. This year Reba received $50,000 of rental payments from tenants and she incurred $19,500 of expenses associated with the rental.

Reba and her daughter Heather (20 years old at the end of the year) moved to Georgia in January of this year. Reba provides more than one-half of Heather's support. They had been living in Colorado for the past 15 years, but ever since her divorce, Reba has been wanting to move back to Georgia to be closer to her family. Luckily, last December, a teaching position opened up and Reba and Heather decided to make the move. Reba paid a moving company $2,010 to move their personal belongings, and she and Heather spent two days driving the 1,426 miles to Georgia.

Reba rented a home in Georgia. Heather decided to continue living at home with her mom, but she started attending school full-time in January and throughout the rest of the year at a nearby university. She was awarded a $3,000 partial tuition scholarship this year, and Reba helped out by paying the remaining $500 tuition cost. If possible, Reba thought it would be best to claim the education credit for these expenses.

Reba wasn't sure if she would have enough items to help her benefit from itemizing on her tax return. However, she kept track of several expenses this year that she thought might qualify if she was able to itemize. Reba paid $5,800 in state income taxes and $12,500 in charitable contributions during the year. She also paid the following medical-related expenses for herself and Heather:

Insurance premiums	$ 7,952
Medical care expenses	$ 1,100
Prescription medicine	$ 350
Nonprescription medicine	$ 100
New contact lenses for Heather	$ 200

Shortly after the move, Reba got distracted while driving and ran into a street sign. The accident caused $900 in damage to the car and gave her whiplash. Because the repairs were less than her insurance deductible, she paid the entire cost of the repairs. Reba wasn't able to work for two months after the accident. Fortunately, she received $2,000 from her disability insurance. Her employer, the Central Georgia School District, paid 60 percent of the premiums on the policy as a nontaxable fringe benefit and Reba paid the remaining 40 percent portion.

A few years ago, Reba acquired several investments with her portion of the divorce settlement. This year she reported the following income from her investments: $2,200 of interest income from corporate bonds and $1,500 interest income from City of Denver municipal bonds. Overall, Reba's stock portfolio appreciated by $12,000, but she did not sell any of her stocks.

Heather reported $6,200 of interest income from corporate bonds she received as gifts from her father over the last several years. This was Heather's only source of income for the year.

Reba had $10,000 of federal income taxes withheld by her employer. Heather made $1,000 of estimated tax payments during the year. Reba did not make any estimated payments.

2022 Tax Rate Schedules

Individuals

Schedule X-Single

If taxable income is over:	But not over:	The tax is:
$ 0	$ 10,275	10% of taxable income
$ 10,275	$ 41,775	$1,027.50 plus 12% of the excess over $10,275
$ 41,775	$ 89,075	$4,807.50 plus 22% of the excess over $41,775
$ 89,075	$ 170,050	$15,213.50 plus 24% of the excess over $89,075
$ 170,050	$ 215,950	$34,647.50 plus 32% of the excess over $170,050
$ 215,950	$ 539,900	$49,335.50 plus 35% of the excess over $215,950
$ 539,900		$162,718 plus 37% of the excess over $539,900

Schedule Y-1-Married Filing Jointly or Qualifying Widow(er)

If taxable income is over:	But not over:	The tax is:
$ 0	$ 20,550	10% of taxable income
$ 20,550	$ 83,550	$2,055 plus 12% of the excess over $20,550
$ 83,550	$ 178,150	$9,615 plus 22% of the excess over $83,550
$ 178,150	$ 340,100	$30,427 plus 24% of the excess over $178,150
$ 340,100	$ 431,900	$69,295 plus 32% of the excess over $340,100
$ 431,900	$ 647,850	$98,671 plus 35% of the excess over $431,900
$ 647,850		$174,253.50 plus 37% of the excess over $647,850

Schedule Z-Head of Household

If taxable income is over:	But not over:	The tax is:
$ 0	$ 14,650	10% of taxable income
$ 14,650	$ 55,900	$1,465 plus 12% of the excess over $14,650
$ 55,900	$ 89,050	$6,415 plus 22% of the excess over $55,900
$ 89,050	$ 170,050	$13,708 plus 24% of the excess over $89,050
$ 170,050	$ 215,950	$33,148 plus 32% of the excess over $170,050
$ 215,950	$ 539,900	$47,836 plus 35% of the excess over $215,950
$ 539,900		$161,218.50 plus 37% of the excess over $539,900

Tax Rates for Net Capital Gains and Qualified Dividends

Rate*	Taxable Income
	Married Filing Jointly	Married Filing Separately	Single	Head of Household	Trusts and Estates
0%	$0 - $83,350	$0 - $41,675	$0 - $41,675	$0 - $55,800	$0 - $2,800
15%	$83,351 - $517,200	$41,676 - $258,600	$41,676 - $459,750	$55,801 - $488,500	$2,801 - $13,700
20%	$517,201+	$258,601+	$459,751+	$488,501+	$13,701+

*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).

1. Is Reba allowed to file as a head of household or single?

2. Determine the amount of FICA taxes Reba was required to pay on her salary.

3. Determine Heather's federal income taxes due or payable. Use Tax Rate Schedule, Dividends and Capital Gains Tax Rates for reference.