Carolyn is unmarried and has one dependent child, age 6, who lived with her for the entire

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Carolyn is unmarried and has one dependent child, age 6, who lived with her for the entire year. In 2015, she has income of $16,000 in wages and $6,000 in alimony. Her AGI is $22,000.
a. What is Carolyn’s tentative earned income credit (before phaseout)?
b. What is Carolyn’s allowable earned income credit?
c. If Carolyn has no income tax liability (before the earned income credit is subtracted), is she entitled to a refund in the current year?
d. How will your answers to Parts a and b change if Carolyn is married filing a joint return?
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Federal Taxation 2016 Comprehensive

ISBN: 9780134104379

29th Edition

Authors: Thomas R. Pope, Timothy J. Rupert, Kenneth E. Anderson

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