2020 1040 Tax Preparation

Please help with which form to use and what to put down

1. Melissa Murray is single and has two children. (John and Mary). Melissa provides you with the following additional information:
   • Melissa lives at 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605.
   • Melissa’s birthday is January 1, 1980.
   • John’s birthday is March 1, 2010.
   • Mary’s birthday is June 30, 2020.

• Melissa’s Social Security number is 007-11-4727.
• John’s Social Security number is 005-11-7232.
• Mary’s Social Security number is 004-22-3419.

2. Melissa is employed at PwC as a Senior Audit Manager. Melissa’s pay stubs indicate that she had $16,000 withheld in federal taxes, and $5,000 in state taxes, as well as the appropriate Social Security and Medicare taxes.

3. Melissa earned salary of $100,000 before subtracting her 401(k) contributions. She contributed $10,000 to her 401(k) account.

4. In addition to the taxes withheld from her salary, Melissa also made 4 timely Federal and State payments of $1,000 per quarter for Federal and $250 per quarter for State.

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