Sheldon and Odessa Sanford are married and elect to file Married Filing Jointly. Sheldon is 73 years old and Odessa is 64 years old. Odessa earned $33,000 in wages. After 30 years of service, Sheldon retired from his job on February 1, 2018. During his career, Sheldon contributed pre-tax dollars to a qualified 401(k) retirement plan through his employer. His retirement is fully taxable. Sheldon also received Social Security benefits of $7,600. Sheldon and Odessa are not blind and cannot be claimed as dependents by another taxpayer. Sheldon and Odessa are U.S. citizens and have valid Social Security numbers. 1. Sheldon must take a required minimum distribution from his retirement plan by December 31, 2020 to avoid an additional tax due.

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Sheldon and Odessa Sanford are married and elect to file Married Filing Jointly. Sheldon is 73 years old and Odessa is 64 years old. Odessa earned $33,000 in wages. After 30 years of service, Sheldon retired from his job on February 1, 2018. During his career, Sheldon contributed pre-tax dollars to a qualified 401(k) retirement plan through his employer. His retirement is fully taxable. Sheldon also received Social Security benefits of $7,600. Sheldon and Odessa are not blind and cannot be claimed as dependents by another taxpayer. Sheldon and Odessa are U.S. citizens and have valid Social Security numbers. 2. Sheldon and Odessas standard deduction is $________. (Do not enter dollar signs, commas, periods, or decimal points in your answer.)

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