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Matt and Meg Comer are married and file a joint tax return. They do not have any children. Matt works as a history

professor at a local university and earns a salary of $$68,600.$ Meg works part time at the same university. She earns

$$44,400$ 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.

b$.$ What is the Comers' tax liability for $2023$ if they report the following capital gains and losses for the year?

Short$-$term capital gains

$$2,200$

Short$-$term capital losses

Long$-$term capital gains

$13,280$

Long$-$term capital losses $(10,100)$

Total tax liability