Single and Married Scenarios

John and Susan are a couple but not yet married. They are contemplating the tax effects of getting married. John earns $210,000 and Susan earns $15,000. Ignore itemized deductions and possible children. You can refer to the text for standard deduction and tax rates or to instructions to Form 1040 (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf )

Note: I am planning a series of these Scenarios with ever-increasing complexity. So besides this assignment carrying significant weight in itself, it is the basis for future assignments and therefore worth your investment of time, effort and careful analysis.

Complete the following table (2 points). Year 2018

	John	Susan		Combined	John	Susan
Earns	$ 210,000	$ 15,000		$ 225,000	$ 210,000	$ 15,000
	A	B	A+B	C	D	E	D+E
	John Single	Susan Single	John and Susan are NOT MARRIED. What is there combined tax?	John/Susan Married Filing Jointly (MFJ)	John - Married Filing Separately (MFS)	Susan - Married Filing Separately (MFS)	Combined John/Susan MFS
Standard deduction			NA				NA
Taxable Income			NA				NA
Tax
Show calculations below			NA				NA

II. Show tax calculations (for columns A, B, C, D, E (2 points)

A1. Copy and paste tables used Remember to use 2018 tables

A2. Show calculations You can use any format, including Excel files, as long as they are easy to read. In other words, you can use a different style for your calculations, as long as I can follow your logic:

Taxable Income
Tax on first
Tax (per table, marginal rate 24%)
Tax on Remaining taxable income of
Tax (marginal rate 32%)
Total Tax

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