Santinis new contract for 2020 indicates the following compensation and benefits: Benefit Description Amount Salary $130,000 Health

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Santini’s new contract for 2020 indicates the following compensation and benefits: 


Benefit Description

Amount

Salary

$130,000

Health insurance

$9,000

Restricted stock granted

$2,500

Bonus

$5,000

Hawaii trip

$4,000

Group-term life insurance

$1,600

Parking ($300 per month)

$3,600


Santini is 54 years old at the end of 2020. He is single and has no dependents. Assume that the employer matches $1 for $1 for the first $6,000 that the employee contributes to his 401(k) during the year. The restricted stock grant is 500 shares granted when the market price was $5 per share. Assume that the stock vests on December 31, 2020, and that the market price on that date is $7.50 per share. Also assume that Santini is willing to make any elections to reduce equity-based compensation taxes. The Hawaii trip was given to him as the outstanding sales person for 2019. The group-term life policy gives him $150,000 of coverage. Assume that Santini does not itemize deductions for the year. Determine Santini’s taxable income and income tax liability for 2020.

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Taxation Of Individuals And Business Entities 2021

ISBN: 9781260247138

12th Edition

Authors: Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Barrick, Troy Lewis, John Robinson, Connie Weaver, Ronald Worsham

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