Jim Sarowski (SSN 000-00-2222) is 70 years old and single. He received Social Security benefits of $16,000. He works part-time as a greeter at a local discount store and received wages of $7,300. Federal income taxes of $250 were withheld from his salary. Jim lives at Rt. 7 in Daingerfield, Texas. In March of 2018, he purchased a duplex at 2006 Tennessee Street to use as rental property for $100,000, with 20% of the price allocated to land. During the year, he had the following receipts and expenditures with respect to the duplex:

Rent receipts $8,800

Interest paid 5,900

Property taxes 1,400

Insurance 800

Maintenance 300

Other expenditures during the year:

Contributions to the church $2,600

Personal property taxes 225

Sales tax 345

On July 24, he exchanged ten acres of land for a car with a $16,500 FMV to be held for personal use. The land was purchased on November 22, 1993, for $18,000 as an investment. Because of pollution problems in the area, the value of the land declined.

On December 1, he sold his residence, which had been his home for 30 years, for $475,000. Sales commissions of $16,000 were paid, and the adjusted basis for his home is $110,000. He plans to rent an apartment and does not plan to purchase another home. His only other sale of a principal residence occurred 32 years ago.

a). Determine the amount of recognized gain on the sale of the residence.

b). Prepare forms 1040, schedule 1, Schedule D, E, 4562, 8949x2 , 8582 and the qualified dividend and Capital Gain worksheet.

2018 tax was $200. Assume rental was rented out for all of the year while it was owned. Assume anytime given info mentions a month and year that you can use first date of the month.

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