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Skylar and Walter Black have been married for 25

years. They live at 883 Scrub Brush Street, Apt.

52B, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Skylar is a

homemaker and Walter is a high school teacher.

His W-2 form is located on the next tab. Skylar's

Social Security number is 222-43-7690 and

Walt's is 700-01-0002. Neither are age 65 or

older. The Blacks provide all the support for

Skylar's mother, Rebecca Backin (Social Security

number 411-66-2121), who lives in a nursing

home in Reno. NV and has no income. Walter's

father, Alton Black (Social Security number 343-

22-8899), lives with the Blacks in Las Vegas.

Although Alton received Social Security benefits

of $7,600 in 2018, the Blacks provide over half of

Alton's support.

The Blacks moved from Maine to Nevada. As a

result, they sold their house in Maine on January

4, 2018. They originally paid $76,000 for the

home on July 3, 1993, but managed to sell it for

$604,000. They spent $13,000 on improvements

over the ears. They are currently renting in Las

Vegas while they look for a new home.

The school district reimbursed Walter $550 for

moving expenses. These are reflected on his W-2

(see separate tab). Walter's previous job, as a

high school teacher in Maine, was only 5 miles

from his home. Skylar was unemployed prior to

the move.

The Blacks received a 1099-DIV from their

mutual fund investments (see separate tab).

The Blacks own a ski condo located at 123

Buncombe Lane, Brian Head, UT 84719. The

condo was rented for 184 days during 2018 and

used by the Blacks for 16 days. Pertinent

information about the condo rental is as follows:

on 1040 700-01-0002 Page 2 Form 1040 (2021) Walter and Skylar Black 16 16 Tax (see instructions). Check if any from Form(s): 108814 2 4972 30 17 17 Amount from Schedule 2, line 3..... 18 18 Add lines 16 and 17... 19 19 Nonrefundable child tax credit or credit for other dependents from Schedule 8812 20 20 Amount from Schedule 3, line 8 21 0 X 22 21 Add lines 19 and 20 22 Subtract line 21 from line 18. If zero or less, enter-0- 23 Other taxes, induding self-employment tax, from Schedule 2, line 21 24 Add lines 22 and 23. This is your total tax. 25 Federal income tax withheld from: a Form(s) W-2...... 25a OD 23 24 3,100