Louis files as a single taxpayer. In April of this year he received a $900 refund of

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Louis files as a single taxpayer. In April of this year he received a $900 refund of state income taxes that he paid last year. How much of the refund, if any, must Louis include in gross income under the following independent scenarios?

Assume the standard deduction last year was $6,300.

a) Last year Louis claimed itemized deductions of $6,550. Louis’s itemized deductions included state income taxes paid of $1,750.

b) Last year Louis had itemized deductions of $4,800 and he chose to claim the standard deduction. Louis’s itemized deductions included state income taxes paid of $1,750.

c) Last year Louis claimed itemized deductions of $7,740. Louis’s itemized deductions included state income taxes paid of $2,750.

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McGraw-Hill's Taxation Of Individuals

ISBN: 9781259729027

2017 Edition

Authors: Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver

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