Demarco and Janine Jackson have been married for 20 years and have four children who qualify as
Question:
Demarco and Janine Jackson have been married for 20 years and have four children who qualify as their dependents (Damarcus, Jasmine, Michael, and Candice). The Jacksons file a joint tax return. The couple received salary income of $96,500 and qualified business income of $18,500 from an investment in a partnership, and they sold their home this year. They initially purchased the home three years ago for $242,500 and they sold it for $292,500. The gain on the sale qualified for the exclusion from the sale of a principal residence. The Jacksons incurred $18,200 of itemized deductions, and they had $4,000 withheld from their paychecks for federal taxes. They are also allowed to claim a child tax credit for each of their children. However, because Candice was 18 years of age at year end, the Jacksons may claim a child tax credit for other qualifying dependents for Candice. (Use the tax rate schedules.)
a. What is the Jacksons' taxable income, and what is their tax liability or (refund)?
Complete page 1, page 2, and Schedule 1 of the Jacksons' Form 1040 (use the most recent form available).
Taxation Of Individuals And Business Entities 2015
ISBN: 9780077862367
6th Edition
Authors: Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver