Mason Phillips, age 45, and his wife, Alyssa, live at 230 Wood Lane, Salt Lake City, UT
Question:
Mason Phillips, age 45, and his wife, Alyssa, live at 230 Wood Lane, Salt Lake City, UT 84101. Mason’s Social Security number is 111-11-1111. Alyssa’s Social Security number is 123-45-6789. Mason and Alyssa are cash basis taxpayers and report the following items for 2021:
• Salary of $140,000.
• Collection of unpaid rent from a prior year of $6,000.
• Rental income of $60,000 (not including prior year unpaid rent; the rental property is managed by the Phillips).
• Rental expenses of $33,000.
• Uncollected rent (bad debts) of $4,000.
• Casualty loss on rental property of $10,000.
• Sale of § 1244 stock resulting in a loss of $105,000. The stock was acquired eight months ago.
• Personal casualty loss (from one event) of $3,000; not in a Federally declared disaster area.
• Theft loss of $8,000 on a painting held for investment.
• Other itemized deductions of $21,000.
• Federal income tax withheld of $3,000.
Compute Mason and Alyssa’s 2021 Federal income tax payable (or refund due).
Step by Step Answer:
South-Western Federal Taxation 2022 Individual Income Taxes
ISBN: 9780357519073
45th Edition
Authors: James C. Young, Annette Nellen, William A. Raabe, Mark Persellin, William H. Hoffman