1) What is the amount of Fred and Wilma's standard deduction?

2) What is their total qualified education expenses used to calculate the American Opportunity Credit?

3) Can they claim the Credit for other dependents?

4) The taxable amount of freds social security is 7,650? True or false

  

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choice. Interview Notes Fred, age 67 and Wilma, age 58, are married. They elect to file Married Filing Jointly. Fred is retired. He received Social Security benefits and a pension. Fred and Wilma have one son, Stephen, age 18. Stephen is a full-time college student in his second year of study. He is pursuing a degree in Music and does not have a felony drug conviction. He received a Form 1098-T for 2021. Box 2 was not filled in and Box 7 was not checked on his Form 1098-T for the previous tax year. Stephen spent the summer at home with his parents but lived in an apartment near campus during the school year. Stephen received a scholarship and the terms require that it be used to pay tuition. Fred and Wilma paid the cost of Stephen's tuition and course-related books in 2021 not covered by scholarship. They paid $90 for a parking sticker, $4,500 for a meal plan, $500 for textbooks purchased at the college bookstore, and $100 for access to an online textbook. Fred and Wilma paid more than half the cost of maintaining a home and support for Stephen. Fred and Wilma do not have enough deductions to itemize on their federal tax return. The Joneses made timely estimated tax payments of $150 each quarter for tax year 2021. The Joneses received a $4,200 Economic Impact Payment (EIP3) in 2021. .. Fred, Wilma, and Stephen are U.S. citizens and have valid Social Security numbers. They all lived in the United States for the entire year. If Fred and Wilma receive a refund, they would like to deposit it into their checking account. Documents from County Bank show that the routing number is 111000025. Their checking account number is 11337890. choice. Interview Notes Fred, age 67 and Wilma, age 58, are married. They elect to file Married Filing Jointly. Fred is retired. He received Social Security benefits and a pension. Fred and Wilma have one son, Stephen, age 18. Stephen is a full-time college student in his second year of study. He is pursuing a degree in Music and does not have a felony drug conviction. He received a Form 1098-T for 2021. Box 2 was not filled in and Box 7 was not checked on his Form 1098-T for the previous tax year. Stephen spent the summer at home with his parents but lived in an apartment near campus during the school year. Stephen received a scholarship and the terms require that it be used to pay tuition. Fred and Wilma paid the cost of Stephen's tuition and course-related books in 2021 not covered by scholarship. They paid $90 for a parking sticker, $4,500 for a meal plan, $500 for textbooks purchased at the college bookstore, and $100 for access to an online textbook. Fred and Wilma paid more than half the cost of maintaining a home and support for Stephen. Fred and Wilma do not have enough deductions to itemize on their federal tax return. The Joneses made timely estimated tax payments of $150 each quarter for tax year 2021. The Joneses received a $4,200 Economic Impact Payment (EIP3) in 2021. .. Fred, Wilma, and Stephen are U.S. citizens and have valid Social Security numbers. They all lived in the United States for the entire year. If Fred and Wilma receive a refund, they would like to deposit it into their checking account. Documents from County Bank show that the routing number is 111000025. Their checking account number is 11337890.

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Answer 25100 Note The 2021 standard deduction for married filing jointly is 25100 2 Answer The total ... View the full answer