Tax Return-Individual

Instructions:

Please complete the required federal individual income tax return forms for the following taxpayer. For purposes of this assignment you should ignore attaching federal Form 8582. Unless instructed otherwise, the information provided is for the taxpayers 2014 tax year. Please complete his 2014 tax return. Ignore the requirement to attach the form(s) W-2 to the front page of the Form 1040. Also, if required information is missing, use reasonable assumptions to fill in the gaps.

Sarah Hamblin is your client. Sarah and her now ex-husband Kevin were legally divorced on March 1 of the year for which you are completing the tax return. As of the end of year, Sarah was single. Sarah and Kevin had only child an 11 year old girl named Elizabeth. As part of the divorce decree, Sarah was given custody of Elizabeth and Kevin was required to pay child support for Elizabeths care as well as alimony to Sarah until she remarries or dies. Because Kevin would be making child support payments, the divorce decree provided that Kevin would be permitted to claim the tax dependency exemption for Elizabeth until Elizabeth no longer qualifies as a tax dependent of her parents and the decree obligates Sarah to sign and/or file any required forms to cause this result to occur.

Sarah rents a home (separate from Kevin) that she pays for herself. Elizabeth lives with Sarah most of the time but she visits and stays with her father every other weekend and most holidays. During the year, Elizabeth stayed at Kevins house a total of 74 nights.

The following information relates to Sarahs tax year:

Sarahs social security number is 123-43-4321

Elizabeths social security number is 123-34-1234

Sarahs mailing address is 1245 Rose Petal Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53562

Elizabeth is a U.S .citizen

Sarah Hamblin received the following income during the year:

Company	Gross Wages	Federal Income Tax Withholding	State Income Tax Withholding
Central Wisconsin Heating and Air	34,350	6,950	2,125

All applicable and appropriate payroll taxes were withheld by the employer.

During the year, Sarah also received the following::

Child Support Payment from Kevin Hamblin $12,000

Alimony Payment from Kevin Hamblin $16,000

Gift from her father to help with legal bills $ 8,500

Interest income on U.S. Treasury Bond $ 400

Interest income of Madison City Bond (municipal) $ 250

Interest income from First Bank of Madison $ 165

Life insurance proceeds on the death of her mother $45,000

Sarah is a 50% owner in a friends company, Bright Day Flowers (BDF). BDF is a Subchapter S corporation. The company reported ordinary business income for the year of $22,000. Sarah acquired the stock several years ago. BDFs employer identification number is 56-3535353.

Sarah won 10 tickets through a radio contest to the touring broadway-style production of Wholesome. The value of the tickets was $200 each. Sarah took her friends from work to the production.

Sarah lost her job with Central Wisconsin Heating and Air on November 15 because of a reduction in work force. She collected $1,250 in unemployment benefits. She is currently looking for another job.

Sarah did not own, control or manage any foreign bank accounts nor was she a grantor or beneficiary of a foreign trust during the tax year.

Through work Sarah was provided with certain benefits as part of her employment:

Group-term life insurance coverage of $50,000. Cost to cover Sarah for the company for the tax year is $150.

Access to the company photocopy machine. Sarah estimates she made $40 worth of copies during the year primarily for use with her church group activities.

Sarah reported no itemized deductions other than any described above.

Sarah does not want to contribute to the Presidential Election Campaign. She would like to receive a refund (if any) of any tax she may have overpaid for the year. Her preferred method of receiving the refund is by check.