Clem is married and is a skilled carpenter. Clems wife, Wanda, works part-time as a substitute grade
Question:
Clem is married and is a skilled carpenter.
Clem’s wife, Wanda, works part-time as a substitute grade school teacher. Determine the amount of Clem’s expenses that are deductible for AGI this year (if any) under the following independent circumstances:
a. Clem is self-employed and this year he incurred $525 in expenses for tools and supplies related to his job. Since neither were covered by a qualified health plan, Wanda paid health insurance premiums of
$3,600 to provide coverage for herself and Clem (not through an exchange).
b. Clem and Wanda own a garage downtown that they rent to a local business for storage.
This year they incurred expenses of $1,250 in utilities and $780 in depreciation.
c. Clem paid self-employment tax of $15,300
(the employer portion is $7,650), and Wanda had $3,000 of Social Security taxes withheld from her pay.
d. Clem paid $45 to rent a safety deposit box to store his coin collection. Clem has collected coins intermittently since he was a boy, and he expects to sell his collection when he retires.
Step by Step Answer:
Taxation Of Individuals And Business Entities 2020
ISBN: 9781259969614
11th Edition
Authors: Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver