Question: Comprehensive Problem (TAX RETURN PROBLEM) Barry and Connie, Husband and wife, are both age 24, and have two sons. Barry earned $51,000 and Connie earned

Comprehensive Problem (TAX RETURN PROBLEM)

Barry and Connie, Husband and wife, are both age 24, and have two sons. Barry earned $51,000 and Connie earned $45,000 during 2020. They both paid $4,200 state income taxes, $12,000 federal income taxes, $5,500 property taxes, $14,600 to First Presbyterian Church, $600 to needy families, $6,400 interest on their mortgage, and $6,800 medical expenses. In addition, they had the following transaction:

a) They sold their personal residence for $170,000. Their basis in the residence was $104,000. They incurred $7,000 in selling expenses. They purchases a new residence six months later for $220,000.

b) Connie sold for $40,000 property she had inherited from her father in 2015. Her father's basis in the property was $15,000 and the fair market value on the date of death was $30,000.

c) They sold for $6,000 business property which they had acquired as a gift in 2017. The basis to the donor was $7,500 and the fair market value on the date of the gift was $7,000.

d) they exchanged 100 shares of Conway Corp. common stock, with a basis of $3,000, for 75 shares of Conway Corp. nonvoting common stock with a fair market value of 10,0000.

Determine Barry and Connie's lowest taxable income. Treat all income as ordinary income.

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