Compute Aiden's 2015 taxable income on the basis of the following information. Aiden is married but has

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Compute Aiden's 2015 taxable income on the basis of the following information. Aiden is married but has not seen or heard from his wife for over three years.
Salary ............................................................................. $ 80,000
Interest on bonds issued by 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 due to the death of Aunt Margie
(Aiden was the designated beneficiary of the policy) ...................... 200,000
Inheritance received on death of Aunt Margie .............................. 100,000
Jackson (a cousin) repaid a loan Aiden made to him in 2012
(no interest was provided for) .................................................. 5,000
Itemized deductions (state income tax, property taxes on residence, interest on
home mortgage, charitable contributions) .................................... 9,700
Number of dependents (children, ages 17 and 18;
mother-in-law, age 60) ........................................................... 3
Age .................................................................................. 43
Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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South Western Federal Taxation 2016 Comprehensive

ISBN: 9781305395114

39th Edition

Authors: James H. Boyd, William H. Jr. Hoffman, David M. Maloney, William A. Raabe, James C. Young

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