It is April 2024 and Kevin Dean has asked you to help him with his 2023...

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It is April 2024 and Kevin Dean has asked you to help him with his 2023 taxes. During your meeting with Kevin you learn the following: Kevin is thirty years old, divorced, and has an eight-year-old son from his former marriage. He pays $550 a month in child support. Kevin lives in City A, where he is a salesman for a large manufacturing plant. He receives a base salary of $6,000 per month plus a commission of 1% on the sales he makes in the month. His sales were $50,000 every month in 2023. Kevin moved to City A from City B on December 1st of 2022 when he was promoted and transferred with his company to the office in City A. Kevin's tax deductible moving expenses totaled $9,000. He did not receive a reimbursement from his employer. He was able to claim $4,500 of this expense on his 2022 tax return. Kevin took out a $150,000 mortgage to purchase his new home. His interest payments were $9,000 in 2023. In order to perform his work duties, Kevin is required to drive his own vehicle and pay for his expenses, for which he is not reimbursed. However, he does receive an allowance of $600 each month which is treated as unreasonable for tax purposes. Kevin has a car which he uses seventy-five percent of the time for business purposes. The undepreciated capital cost of the vehicle at the beginning of 2023 was $25,000. Total costs to operate the vehicle are $900 per month. Interest expense on his car loan is $200 per month. Kevin spends $500 per month on suits for work. He also updates his cell phone regularly and typically spends $2,500 per year on a new phone. Kevin's cell phone bill is $80 per month, of which twenty-five percent is for personal use. Kevin takes his files home with him at the end of the day and reviews his sales calls in his home office. He then returns the files to his office at his place of employment in the morning prior to leaving for the day to make sales calls. Kevin's monthly total expense for his home insurance, property taxes, maintenance, and utilities is $3,000. His home office occupies ten percent of the square footage in his home. Kevin maximizes his RRSP contribution each year. His earned income in 2022 was $42,000 which consisted of $6,000 in commissions. Required: a) Calculate Kevin's minimum net income for tax purposes for 2023. Use the aggregating formula from Section 3 of the Income Tax Act. b) Indicate why any items have been omitted from your calculations. Note: You are required to show your work in order to earn full marks but you are not required to reference legislation in Income Tax Act It is April 2024 and Kevin Dean has asked you to help him with his 2023 taxes. During your meeting with Kevin you learn the following: Kevin is thirty years old, divorced, and has an eight-year-old son from his former marriage. He pays $550 a month in child support. Kevin lives in City A, where he is a salesman for a large manufacturing plant. He receives a base salary of $6,000 per month plus a commission of 1% on the sales he makes in the month. His sales were $50,000 every month in 2023. Kevin moved to City A from City B on December 1st of 2022 when he was promoted and transferred with his company to the office in City A. Kevin's tax deductible moving expenses totaled $9,000. He did not receive a reimbursement from his employer. He was able to claim $4,500 of this expense on his 2022 tax return. Kevin took out a $150,000 mortgage to purchase his new home. His interest payments were $9,000 in 2023. In order to perform his work duties, Kevin is required to drive his own vehicle and pay for his expenses, for which he is not reimbursed. However, he does receive an allowance of $600 each month which is treated as unreasonable for tax purposes. Kevin has a car which he uses seventy-five percent of the time for business purposes. The undepreciated capital cost of the vehicle at the beginning of 2023 was $25,000. Total costs to operate the vehicle are $900 per month. Interest expense on his car loan is $200 per month. Kevin spends $500 per month on suits for work. He also updates his cell phone regularly and typically spends $2,500 per year on a new phone. Kevin's cell phone bill is $80 per month, of which twenty-five percent is for personal use. Kevin takes his files home with him at the end of the day and reviews his sales calls in his home office. He then returns the files to his office at his place of employment in the morning prior to leaving for the day to make sales calls. Kevin's monthly total expense for his home insurance, property taxes, maintenance, and utilities is $3,000. His home office occupies ten percent of the square footage in his home. Kevin maximizes his RRSP contribution each year. His earned income in 2022 was $42,000 which consisted of $6,000 in commissions. Required: a) Calculate Kevin's minimum net income for tax purposes for 2023. Use the aggregating formula from Section 3 of the Income Tax Act. b) Indicate why any items have been omitted from your calculations. Note: You are required to show your work in order to earn full marks but you are not required to reference legislation in Income Tax Act