Use the following information to complete Armando and Lourdes Gonzaless 2018 federal income tax return. If any information is missing, use reasonable assumptions to fill in the gaps.

You may need the following forms and schedules to complete the project: Form 1040, Schedule A, Schedule B, Schedule C, Schedule D, Schedule E, Schedule SE, Form 8863, and Form 8949. The form instructions can be found at the IRS website (www.irs.gov).

FACTS:

1. Armando Z. and Lourdes K. Gonzales are married and file a joint return. Armando is self-employed as a dentist, and Lourdes is a college professor. Armando and Lourdes have three children. The oldest is Ricardo, who lives at home. Ricardo is a law student at the University of Cincinnati and worked part-time during the year, earning $1,500, which he spent for his own support. Armando and Lourdes provided $6,000 toward Ricardos support (including $4,000 for Ricardos fall tuition). They also provided over half the support of their daughter, Selena, who is a full-time student at Edgecliff College in Cincinnati. Selena worked part-time as an independent contractor during the year, earning $3,200. Selena lived at home until she was married in December 2018. She filed a joint return with her husband, Tony, who earned $20,000 during the year. Felipe is the youngest and lived in the Gonzaless home for the entire year. The Gonzaleses provide you with the following additional information:

Armando and Lourdes would like to take advantage on their return of any educational expenses paid for their children.

The Gonzaleses do not want to contribute to the presidential election campaign.

The Gonzaleses live at 621 Franklin Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45211.

Armandos birthday is 3/5/1961 and his social security number is 333-45-6666.

Lourdess birthday is 4/24/1963 and her social security number is 566-77-8888.

Ricardos birthday is 11/6/1995 and his social security number is 576-18-7928.

Selenas birthday is 2/1/1999 and her social security number is 575-92-4321.

Felipes birthday is 12/12/2006 and his social security number is 613-97-8465.

The Gonzaleses do not have any foreign bank accounts or trusts.

2. Lourdes is a lecturer at Xavier University in Cincinnati, where she earned $30,000. The university withheld federal income tax of $3,375, state income tax of $900, Cincinnati city income tax of $375, $1,860 of social security tax, and $435 of medicare tax. She also worked part of the year for Delta Airlines. Delta paid her $10,000 in salary, and withheld federal income tax of $1,125, state income tax of $300, Cincinnati city income tax of $125, social security tax of $620, and medicare tax of $145.

3. The Gonzaleses received $800 of interest from State Savings Bank on a join account. They received interest of $1,000 on City of Cincinnati bonds they bought in January with the proceeds of a loan from Third National Bank of Cincinnati. They paid interest of $1,100 on the loan. Armando received a dividend of $540 on General Bicycle Corporation stock he owns. Lourdes received a dividend of $390 on Acme Clothing Corporation stock she owns. Armando and Lourdes received a dividend of $865 on jointly owned stock in Maple Company. All of the dividends received in 2018 are qualified dividends.

4. Armando practices under the name Armando Z. Gonzales, DDS. His business is located at 645 West Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45211, and his employer identification number is 01-2222222. Armandos gross receipts during the year were $111,000. Armando uses the cash method of accounting for his business. Armandos business expenses are as follows:

Advertising$1,200

Professional dues$490

Professional journals$360

Contributions to employee benefit plans$2,000

Malpractice insurance$3,200

Fine for overbilling State of Ohio for work performed on welfare patient$5,000

Insurance on office contents$720

Interest on money borrowed to refurbish office $600

Accounting services$2,100

Miscellaneous office expense$388

Office rent$12,000

Dental supplies$7,672

Utilities and telephone$3,360

Wages$30,000

Payroll taxes$2,400

In June, Armando decided to refurbish his office. This project was completed and the assets placed in service on July 1. Armandos expenditures included $8,000 for new office furniture, $6,000 for new dental equipment (seven-year recovery period) and $2,000 for a new computer. Armando elected to compute his cost recovery allowance using MACRS. He did not elect to use Section 179 immediate expensing, and he chose to not claim any bonus depreciation. (Please see override for this section.)

5. Lourdes mother, Maria, died on July 2, 2013, leaving Lourdes her entire estate. Included in the estate was Marias residence (325 Oak Street, Cincinnati, OH 45211). Marias basis in the residence was $30,000. The fair market value of the residence on July 2, 2013, was $155,000. The property was distributed to Lourdes on January 1, 2014. The Gonzaleses have held the property as rental property and have managed it themselves. From 2014 until June 30, 2018, they rented the house to the same tenant. The tenant was transferred to a branch office in California and moved out at the end of June. Since they did not want to bother finding a new tenant, Armando and Lourdes sold the house on June 30, 2018. They received $140,000 for the house and land ($15,000 for the land and $125,000 for the house) less a 6% commission charged by the broker. They had depreciated the house using the MACRS rules and conventions applicable to residential real estate. To compute depreciation on the house, the Gonzaleses had allocated $15,000 of the propertys basis to the land on which the house is located. The Gonzaleses collected rent of $1,000 a month during the six months the house was occupied during the year. They incurred the following related expenses during this period:

Property insurance$500

Property taxes$800

Maintenance$465

Depreciation (see instructions for override amount)

6. The Gonzaleses sold 200 shares of Capp Corporation stock on September 5, 2018, for $42 a share (minus a $50 commission). The Gonzaleses received the stock from Armandos father on June 25, 1982, as a wedding present. Armandos father originally purchased the stock for $10 per share on January 1, 1970. The stock was valued at $14.50 per share on the date of the gift. No gift tax was paid on the gift.

7. Armando and Lourdes have given you a file containing the following receipts for expenditures during the year:

Prescription medicines and drugs (net of insurance reimbursement$376

Doctor and hospital bills ( net of insurance reimbursement) $2,468

Penalty for underpayment of last years state income tax $15

Real estate taxes on personal residence$4,762

Interest on home mortgage (paid to Home State Savings & Loan)$8,250

Interest on credit cards$595

Cash contribution to St. Matthews Church$3,080

Payroll deductions for Lourdess contributions to the United Way$150

8. The Gonzaleses filed their 2017 federal, state, and local returns on April 12, 2018. They paid the following additional 2017 taxes with their returns: federal income taxes of $630, state income taxes of $250, and city income taxes of $75.

9. The Gonzaleses made timely estimated federal income tax payments of $1,500 each quarter during 2018. They also made estimated state income tax payments of $300 each quarter and estimated city income tax payments of $160 each quarter. The Gonzaleses made all fourth-quarter tax payments on December 31, 2018. They would like to receive a refund for any overpayments.

10. Armando and Lourdes have qualifying insurance for purposes of the Affordable Care Act.

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