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Please complete the 2019 federal income tax return for Joseph and Diana Cohen. Ignore the requirement to attach the form(s) W-2 to the front page of the Form 1040. If required information is missing, use reasonable assumptions to fill in the gaps. Joseph and Diana Cohen live in Pleasantville, New Jersey. Joseph is the Vice-President of Sales at a small start-up company. Diana is a former advertising executive who currently consults with former clients. She also serves on the board of directors of an advertising company. The Cohens have three children Rebecca (age 18), Alan (age 15), and David (age 12). In January, Rebecca left home to attend a liberal arts college. All three children qualify as Joseph and Diana's federal income tax dependents. The Cohens plan to file a joint tax return. The Cohens provided the following information: Joseph's social security number is 598-94-2583 Diana's social security number is 301-52-2942 Rebecca's social security number is 887-44-8710 Alan's social security number is 810-42-9092 ● David's social security number is 855-11-3021 The Cohen's mailing address is 85 North Maple Drive, Pleasantville, New Jersey 08232 . ● Joseph Cohen reported the following the following information relating to his employment during the year: Employer Gross Wages $148,325 Federal Income Tax Withholding $25,230 Alternative Energy The above amounts do not reflect any income items described below. Joseph's employer withheld all payroll taxes it was required to withhold. The entire Cohen family was covered by minimum essential health insurance during each month in 2019. The insurance was provided by Joseph's employer, Alternative Energy. State Income Tax Withholding $8,900 High-end Retail Jensen's Health Products Strategic Solutions Diana Cohen received the following revenue during the year (she uses the cash method of accounting). Consulting revenue reported to her on a Form 1099-MISC, Box 7 $32,000 $8,500 $3,750 Board of director compensation reported to her on a Form 1099-MISC, Box 7 $6,500 Natural Sunshine, Inc. In each of these self-employment endeavors, Diana is an active participant, and both activities are considered specified service trades or businesses for purposes of the Qualified Business Income Deduction. Assume both activities qualify as a trade or business. Do not Compute QBI on these activities During the year, Diana paid the following business expenses for each activity: Consultant-related: Airfare Hotel Meals Parking Diana drove 290 business miles for her consulting-related activities (she has documentation to verify) $2,900 $1,450 $390 $320 Board of Director-related: Meals Hotel $124 $225 Diana drove 315 business miles for her board of director activities (she has documentation to verify) Neither of Diana's business activities required the filing of Form(s) 1099 to report payments she made during the tax year. In addition, Ms. Cohen drove a 2016 Lexus purchased on January 1, 2016 for all her business mileage. She drove the vehicle a total of 10,605 miles during the year for all purposes. Diana has written documentation to support the mileage amounts. She also has access to another icle for personal purposes. The Cohens also received the following during the year: Interest income from First Bank of New Jersey Interest income from Patterson, New Jersey School District Interest income from U.S. Treasury Bond Interest income from General Mills corporate bond Interest income from the State of Maine's Tourism Support Private Activity Bond Qualified dividend income from Rio Tinto Qualified dividend income from Microsoft Qualified dividend income from Cooper Tire Qualified dividend income from Cardinal Health Qualified dividend income from Union Pacific Qualified dividend income from Procter & Gamble Qualified dividend income from PepsiCo Qualified dividend income from Kellogg Qualified dividend income from Abbott Labs Qualified dividend income from 3M Dividend income (not qualified) from China Fund $320 $200 $350 $400 $50,000 $1,500 $750 $200 $425 $140 $190 $225 $200 $275 $350 $2,000 The Cohens did not own, control or manage any foreign bank accounts, nor were they grantors or beneficiaries of a foreign trust during the tax year. The Cohens had the following activity in their brokerage account during the year (all transactions were reported on a Form 1099-B and basis information for each stock sale was reported to the IRS): 2 7/1/19 4/15/19 Sold 2,000 shares of Microsoft Sold 75 shares of Apple, Inc. Sold 350 shares of Cooper Tire Sold 1,000 shares of Cardinal Health Sold 50 shares of Union Pacific Purchased 100 shares of Procter & Gamble Purchased 350 shares of Cooper Tire Purchased 350 shares of PepsiCo Purchased 300 shares of Kellogg Relevant tax basis/holding period information related to sales of securities in the current year: Purchased 2,000 shares of Microsoft on 5/1/19 for $21,000 Purchased 200 shares of Apple, Inc. on 3/8/17 for $90,000 Purchased 300 shares of Cooper Tire on 1/12/16 for $9,000 Purchased 50 shares of Cooper Tire on 6/28/19 for $2,000 Received 1,000 shares of Cardinal Health from Diana's father as a gift on 10/10/02. Her father's basis in the stock at the time of the gift was $7,000. Fair market value of the stock at the date of the gift was $41,000 Purchased 100 shares of Union Pacific on 9/5/18 for $6,000 The Cohens have a $43,000 long-term capital loss carryover from the prior tax year. The Cohens received a New Jersey state income tax refund of $400 in May of 2019. The Cohens received the refund because they had overpaid their New Jersey state individual income tax in 2018. On their 2018 Federal income tax return, the Cohens itemized, and deducted and received a tax benefit for all state tax income taxes paid in 2018. 10/14/19 9/3/19 1/7/19 7/10/19 11/1/19 5/14/19 10/14/19 $22,500 $28,750 $14,700 $35,000 $2,750 $7,700 $14,000 $32,000 $21,000 Diana is a 10% owner in an advertising agency named Bright Ideas ("BI") (EIN 20-1234567). Bl is a Subchapter S corporation located at 4700 MM Lane, West Rockport, ME 04865. The company reported ordinary business income for the year of $150,000. Diana received a K-1 from BI reporting her allocation of this business income. Diana acquired the stock several years ago. Her basis in the stock before considering her 2018 income allocation was $92,000. Diana is a passive owner with respect to this entity, and all her investment is at risk. Diana received no distribution from BI in 2018. Do not compute QBI on these activities. Diana is also a 20% owner in Natural Sunshine, Inc. ("NS") (EIN 24-9876543). NS is a Subchapter S corporation located at 6488 WYWH Dr, Islamorada, FL 33036. The company reported an ordinary business loss for the year of ($80,000). Diana received a K-1 from NS reporting her allocation of this business loss. Diana acquired the stock several years ago. Her basis in the stock before considering her 2018 loss allocation was $45,000. Do not Compute QBI on this activity The Cohens paid the following expenses during the year: Dentist (unreimbursed by insurance) Doctors (unreimbursed by insurance) Prescriptions (unreimbursed by insurance) $1,500 $ 2,425 $ 675 3 Real property taxes on residence Vehicle (not used for business) property tax based upon value Mortgage interest on principal residence mortgage of $600,000 Second mortgage interest on principal residence mortgage of $40,000 Contribution to United Way Contribution to American Cancer Society Contribution to neighborhood drive to oppose development project Contribution to the Temple Mount Synagogue The Cohens also donated clothing, electronics, furniture and other household goods to the Salvation Army of Pleasantville, New Jersey on April 15, 2019. Estimated thrift value of the goods donated was $375. Miscellaneous Information $7,525 $2,250 $20,550 $3,600 $5,000 $7,000 $500 $15,000 On September 1, the Cohens paid $200 in foreign taxes attributable to the dividend received from the China Fund. During the year, the Cohens paid a portion of Rebecca's tuition to attend The College of Liberal Arts of New Jersey (CLA). They also purchased Rebecca's school books. Rebecca attended the spring/summer and the fall semesters as a full-time student. In total, the Cohens paid $9,000 for tuition and $2,000 for books. Rebecca used $6,000 from a scholarship she received from CLA to pay the remaining $6,000 of tuition for the year. Rebecca was not required to perform any services as a condition of accepting the scholarship. Rebecca was not employed during the year. CLA's address and employer identification number (EIN) is as follows: The College of Liberal Arts of New Jersey 65 Ivory Tower Penns Grove, NJ 08069 EIN- 22-5698324 The Cohens would like to contribute to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. The Cohens would also like to receive a refund (if any) of tax they may have overpaid for the year. Their preferred method of receiving the refund is by check. 4 Please complete the 2019 federal income tax return for Joseph and Diana Cohen. Ignore the requirement to attach the form(s) W-2 to the front page of the Form 1040. If required information is missing, use reasonable assumptions to fill in the gaps. Joseph and Diana Cohen live in Pleasantville, New Jersey. Joseph is the Vice-President of Sales at a small start-up company. Diana is a former advertising executive who currently consults with former clients. She also serves on the board of directors of an advertising company. The Cohens have three children Rebecca (age 18), Alan (age 15), and David (age 12). In January, Rebecca left home to attend a liberal arts college. All three children qualify as Joseph and Diana's federal income tax dependents. The Cohens plan to file a joint tax return. The Cohens provided the following information: Joseph's social security number is 598-94-2583 Diana's social security number is 301-52-2942 Rebecca's social security number is 887-44-8710 Alan's social security number is 810-42-9092 ● David's social security number is 855-11-3021 The Cohen's mailing address is 85 North Maple Drive, Pleasantville, New Jersey 08232 . ● Joseph Cohen reported the following the following information relating to his employment during the year: Employer Gross Wages $148,325 Federal Income Tax Withholding $25,230 Alternative Energy The above amounts do not reflect any income items described below. Joseph's employer withheld all payroll taxes it was required to withhold. The entire Cohen family was covered by minimum essential health insurance during each month in 2019. The insurance was provided by Joseph's employer, Alternative Energy. State Income Tax Withholding $8,900 High-end Retail Jensen's Health Products Strategic Solutions Diana Cohen received the following revenue during the year (she uses the cash method of accounting). Consulting revenue reported to her on a Form 1099-MISC, Box 7 $32,000 $8,500 $3,750 Board of director compensation reported to her on a Form 1099-MISC, Box 7 $6,500 Natural Sunshine, Inc. In each of these self-employment endeavors, Diana is an active participant, and both activities are considered specified service trades or businesses for purposes of the Qualified Business Income Deduction. Assume both activities qualify as a trade or business. Do not Compute QBI on these activities During the year, Diana paid the following business expenses for each activity: Consultant-related: Airfare Hotel Meals Parking Diana drove 290 business miles for her consulting-related activities (she has documentation to verify) $2,900 $1,450 $390 $320 Board of Director-related: Meals Hotel $124 $225 Diana drove 315 business miles for her board of director activities (she has documentation to verify) Neither of Diana's business activities required the filing of Form(s) 1099 to report payments she made during the tax year. In addition, Ms. Cohen drove a 2016 Lexus purchased on January 1, 2016 for all her business mileage. She drove the vehicle a total of 10,605 miles during the year for all purposes. Diana has written documentation to support the mileage amounts. She also has access to another icle for personal purposes. The Cohens also received the following during the year: Interest income from First Bank of New Jersey Interest income from Patterson, New Jersey School District Interest income from U.S. Treasury Bond Interest income from General Mills corporate bond Interest income from the State of Maine's Tourism Support Private Activity Bond Qualified dividend income from Rio Tinto Qualified dividend income from Microsoft Qualified dividend income from Cooper Tire Qualified dividend income from Cardinal Health Qualified dividend income from Union Pacific Qualified dividend income from Procter & Gamble Qualified dividend income from PepsiCo Qualified dividend income from Kellogg Qualified dividend income from Abbott Labs Qualified dividend income from 3M Dividend income (not qualified) from China Fund $320 $200 $350 $400 $50,000 $1,500 $750 $200 $425 $140 $190 $225 $200 $275 $350 $2,000 The Cohens did not own, control or manage any foreign bank accounts, nor were they grantors or beneficiaries of a foreign trust during the tax year. The Cohens had the following activity in their brokerage account during the year (all transactions were reported on a Form 1099-B and basis information for each stock sale was reported to the IRS): 2 7/1/19 4/15/19 Sold 2,000 shares of Microsoft Sold 75 shares of Apple, Inc. Sold 350 shares of Cooper Tire Sold 1,000 shares of Cardinal Health Sold 50 shares of Union Pacific Purchased 100 shares of Procter & Gamble Purchased 350 shares of Cooper Tire Purchased 350 shares of PepsiCo Purchased 300 shares of Kellogg Relevant tax basis/holding period information related to sales of securities in the current year: Purchased 2,000 shares of Microsoft on 5/1/19 for $21,000 Purchased 200 shares of Apple, Inc. on 3/8/17 for $90,000 Purchased 300 shares of Cooper Tire on 1/12/16 for $9,000 Purchased 50 shares of Cooper Tire on 6/28/19 for $2,000 Received 1,000 shares of Cardinal Health from Diana's father as a gift on 10/10/02. Her father's basis in the stock at the time of the gift was $7,000. Fair market value of the stock at the date of the gift was $41,000 Purchased 100 shares of Union Pacific on 9/5/18 for $6,000 The Cohens have a $43,000 long-term capital loss carryover from the prior tax year. The Cohens received a New Jersey state income tax refund of $400 in May of 2019. The Cohens received the refund because they had overpaid their New Jersey state individual income tax in 2018. On their 2018 Federal income tax return, the Cohens itemized, and deducted and received a tax benefit for all state tax income taxes paid in 2018. 10/14/19 9/3/19 1/7/19 7/10/19 11/1/19 5/14/19 10/14/19 $22,500 $28,750 $14,700 $35,000 $2,750 $7,700 $14,000 $32,000 $21,000 Diana is a 10% owner in an advertising agency named Bright Ideas ("BI") (EIN 20-1234567). Bl is a Subchapter S corporation located at 4700 MM Lane, West Rockport, ME 04865. The company reported ordinary business income for the year of $150,000. Diana received a K-1 from BI reporting her allocation of this business income. Diana acquired the stock several years ago. Her basis in the stock before considering her 2018 income allocation was $92,000. Diana is a passive owner with respect to this entity, and all her investment is at risk. Diana received no distribution from BI in 2018. Do not compute QBI on these activities. Diana is also a 20% owner in Natural Sunshine, Inc. ("NS") (EIN 24-9876543). NS is a Subchapter S corporation located at 6488 WYWH Dr, Islamorada, FL 33036. The company reported an ordinary business loss for the year of ($80,000). Diana received a K-1 from NS reporting her allocation of this business loss. Diana acquired the stock several years ago. Her basis in the stock before considering her 2018 loss allocation was $45,000. Do not Compute QBI on this activity The Cohens paid the following expenses during the year: Dentist (unreimbursed by insurance) Doctors (unreimbursed by insurance) Prescriptions (unreimbursed by insurance) $1,500 $ 2,425 $ 675 3 Real property taxes on residence Vehicle (not used for business) property tax based upon value Mortgage interest on principal residence mortgage of $600,000 Second mortgage interest on principal residence mortgage of $40,000 Contribution to United Way Contribution to American Cancer Society Contribution to neighborhood drive to oppose development project Contribution to the Temple Mount Synagogue The Cohens also donated clothing, electronics, furniture and other household goods to the Salvation Army of Pleasantville, New Jersey on April 15, 2019. Estimated thrift value of the goods donated was $375. Miscellaneous Information $7,525 $2,250 $20,550 $3,600 $5,000 $7,000 $500 $15,000 On September 1, the Cohens paid $200 in foreign taxes attributable to the dividend received from the China Fund. During the year, the Cohens paid a portion of Rebecca's tuition to attend The College of Liberal Arts of New Jersey (CLA). They also purchased Rebecca's school books. Rebecca attended the spring/summer and the fall semesters as a full-time student. In total, the Cohens paid $9,000 for tuition and $2,000 for books. Rebecca used $6,000 from a scholarship she received from CLA to pay the remaining $6,000 of tuition for the year. Rebecca was not required to perform any services as a condition of accepting the scholarship. Rebecca was not employed during the year. CLA's address and employer identification number (EIN) is as follows: The College of Liberal Arts of New Jersey 65 Ivory Tower Penns Grove, NJ 08069 EIN- 22-5698324 The Cohens would like to contribute to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. The Cohens would also like to receive a refund (if any) of tax they may have overpaid for the year. Their preferred method of receiving the refund is by check. 4
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