Compute the taxable income for 2018 for Aiden on the basis of the following information. Aiden is
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Compute the taxable income for 2018 for Aiden on the basis of the following information. Aiden is married but has not seen or heard from his wife since 2016.
Salary ..................................................................................................................... $80,000
Interest on bonds issued by the City of Boston ............................................... 3,000
Interest on CD issued by Wells Fargo Bank ...................................................... 2,000
Cash dividend received on Chevron common stock ....................................... 2,200
Life insurance proceeds paid on death of aunt (Aiden was the designated
beneficiary of the policy) .................................................................................. 200,000
Inheritance received upon death of aunt ......................................................... 100,000
Jackson (a cousin) repaid a loan Aiden made to him in 2009
(no interest was provided for) ......................................................................... 5,000
Itemized deductions (state income tax, property taxes on residence,
interest on home mortgage, and charitable contributions) ....................... 9,700
Number of dependents (children, ages 17 and 18, and
mother-in- law, age 70) .................................................................................. 3
Age ....................................................................................................................... 43
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South-Western Federal Taxation 2019 Essentials Of Taxation Individuals And Business Entities
ISBN: 9781337702966
22nd Edition
Authors: William A. Raabe, James C. Young, Annette Nellen, David M. Maloney