Pat was divorced from her husband in 2013. During the current year, she received alimony of ($18,000)

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Pat was divorced from her husband in 2013. During the current year, she received alimony of \($18,000\) and child support of \($4,000\) for her 11-year-old son, who lives with her. Her former husband had asked her to sign an agreement allowing him to claim their son as a dependent, but she declined to do so. After the divorce, she accepted a position as a teacher in the local school district. During the current year, she received a salary of \($32,000.\) The school district paid her medical insurance premiums of \($6,900\) and provided her with group term life insurance coverage of \($40,000.\) The premiums attributable to her coverage equaled \($160.\) During her marriage, Pat’s parents loaned her \($8,000\) to help with the down payment on her home. Her parents told her this year that they understand her financial problems and that they were cancelling the balance on the loan, which was \($5,000.\) They did so because they wanted to help their only daughter.

Pat received dividends from National Motor Company of \($4,600\) and interest on State of California bonds of \($2,850\).

Pat had itemized deductions of \($9,600.\) Compute her taxable income for 2023.

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Pearsons Federal Taxation 2024 Individuals

ISBN: 9780138238100

37th Edition

Authors: Mitchell Franklin, Luke E. Richardson

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