FCS 3450 HOMEWORK #4
1. Thomas Franklin arrived at the following tax information:
Gross salary, $46,660
Interest earnings, $225
Dividend income, $80
One personal exemption, $3,400
Itemized deductions, $7,820
Adjustments to income, $1,150
What amount would Thomas report as taxable income?
2. If Lola Harper had the following itemized deductions, should she use Schedule A or the standard deduction? The standard deduction for her tax situation is $5,450.
Donations to church and other charities, $1,980
Medical and dental expenses that exceed 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income, $430
State income tax, $690
Job-related expenses that exceed 2 percent of adjusted gross income, $1,610
3. What would be the average tax rate for a person who paid taxes of $4,864.14 on a taxable income of $39,870?
4. Based on the following data, would Ann and Carl Wilton receive a refund or owe additional taxes?
Adjusted gross income, $46,186
Itemized deductions, $11,420
Child care tax credit, $80
Federal income tax withheld, $4,784
Amount for personal exemptions, $6,800
Average tax rate on taxable income, 15%
5. Would you prefer a fully taxable investment earning 10.7 percent or a tax-exempt investment earning 8.1 percent? Why? (Assume a 28 percent tax rate.)
6. On December 30, you decide to make a $1,000 charitable donation. If you are in a 28 percent tax bracket, how much would you save in taxes for the current year? If that tax savings was deposited in a savings account for the next five years at 6 percent, what would be the future value of that account?
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