Alice J. and Bruce M. Byrd are married taxpayers who file a joint return. Their Social Security

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Alice J. and Bruce M. Byrd are married taxpayers who file a joint return. Their Social Security numbers are 123-45-6789 and 111-11-1112, respectively. Alice's birthday is September 21, 1971, and Bruce’s is June 27, 1970. They live at 473 Revere Avenue, Lowell, MA 01850. Alice is the office manager for Lowell Dental Clinic, 433 Broad Street, Lowell, MA 01850 (Employer Identification Number 98-7654321). Bruce is the manager of a Super Burgers fast-food outlet owned and operated by Plymouth Corporation, 1247 Central Avenue, Hauppauge, NY 11788 (Employer Identification Number 11-1111111).

The following information is shown on their Wage and Tax Statements (Form W-2) for 2018.

Description Bruce Line Alice Wages, tips, other compensation Federal income tax withheld Social Security wages Social Se

The Byrds provide over half of the support of their two children, Cynthia (bom January 25, 1994, Social Security number 123-45-6788) and John (born February 7, 1998, Social Security number 123-45-6786). Both children are full-time students and live with the Byrds except when they are away at college. Cynthia earned $6,200 from a summer internship in 2018, and John earned $3,800 from a part-time job.

During 2018, the Byrds provided 60% of the total support of Bruce’s widower father, Sam Byrd (bom March 6, 1942, Social Security number 123-45-6787). Sam lived alone and covered the rest of his support with his Social Security benefits. Sam died in November, and Bruce, the beneficiary of a policy on Sam's life, received life insurance proceeds of $1,600,000 on December 28.

The Byrds had the following expenses relating to their personal residence during 2018:

Property taxes.............................................................................................................$5,000
Qualified interest on home mortgage (acquisition indebtedness).........................8,700
Repairs to roof...............................................................................................................5,750
Utilities............................................................................................................................4,100
Fire and theft insurance...............................................................................................1,900

The Byrds had the following medical expenses for 2018:

Medical insurance premiums ....................................................................................$4,500
Doctor bill for Sam incurred in 2017 and not paid until 2018 .................................7,600
Operation for Sam ........................................................................................................8,500
Prescription medicines for Sam .....................................................................................900
Hospital expenses for Sam ..........................................................................................3,500
Reimbursement from insurance company, received in 2018 .................................3,600

The medical expenses for Sam represent most of the 60% that Bruce contributed toward his father's support.

Other relevant information follows:

When they filed their 2017 state return in 2018, the Byrds paid additional state income tax of $900.
During 2018, Alice and Bruce attended a dinner dance sponsored by the Lowell Police Disability Association (a qualified charitable organization). The Byrds paid $300 for the tickets. The cost of comparable entertainment would normally be $50.
The Byrds contributed $5,000 to Lowell Presbyterian Church and gave used clothing (cost of $1,200 and fair market value of $350) to the Salvation Army. All donations are supported by receipts, and the clothing is in very good condition.
Via a crowdfunding site (gofundme.com), Alice and Bruce made a gift to a needy family who lost their home in a fire ($400). In addition, they made several cash gifts to homeless individuals downtown (estimated to be $65).
In 2018, the Byrds received interest income of $2,750, which was reported on a Form 1099-INT from Second National Bank, 125 Oak Street, Lowell, MA 01850 (Employer Identification Number 98-7654322).
The home mortgage interest was reported on Form 1098 by Lowell Commercial Bank, P.O. Box 1000, Lowell, MA 01850 (Employer Identification Number 98-7654323). The mortgage (outstanding balance of $425,000 as of January 1, 2018) was taken out by the Byrds on May 1, 2014.
Alice's employer requires that all employees wear uniforms to work. During 2018, Alice spent $850 on new uniforms and $566 on laundry charges.
Bruce paid $400 for an annual subscription to the Journal of Franchise Management and $741 for annual membership dues to his professional association.
Neither Alice’s nor Bruce’s employer reimburses for employee expenses.
The Byrds do not keep the receipts for the sales taxes they paid and had no major purchases subject to sales tax.
All members of the Byrd family had health insurance coverage for all of 2018.
This year the Byrds gave each of their children $2,000, which was then deposited into their Roth IRAs.
Alice and Bruce paid no estimated Federal income tax. Neither Alice nor Bruce wants to designate $3 to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund.

Part 1—Tax Computation
Compute net tax payable or refund due for Alice and Bruce Byrd for 2018. If they have overpaid, they want die amount to lie refunded to them. If you use tax forms for your computations, you will need Forms 1040 and Schedules A and B.

Part 2—7h.v Planning
Alice and Bruce are planning some significant changes for 2019- They have provided you with the following information and asked you to project their taxable income and tax liability for 2019 (use die appropriate 2018 Tax Rate Schedule for diis purpose).
The Byrds will invest the $1,600,000 of life insurance proceeds in short-term certificates of deposit (CDs) and use the interest for living expenses during 2019. They expect to earn total interest of $32,000 on the CDs.
Bruce has been promoted to regional manager, and his salary for 2019 will lie $88,000. He estimates that state income tax withheld will increase by $4,000 and the Social Security tax withheld will lie $5,456.
Alice, who has been diagnosed with a serious illness, will take a leave of absence from work during 2019, so she will not receive a salary or incur any work-related expenses during the year. The estimated cost for her medical treatment is $15,400, of which $6,400 will lie reimbursed by their insurance company in 2019- Their medical insurance premiums will increase to $9,769. Property taxes on their residence are expected to increase to $5,100. The Byrds’ home mortgage interest expense and charitable contributions are expected to lie unchanged from 2018.
John will graduate from college in December 2018 and will take a job in New York City in January 2019. His starting salary will lie $46,000.
Assume that all of the information reported in 2018 will lie the same in 2019 unless other information has been presented above.