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Logan B. Taylor is a widower whose spouse, Sara, died on June 6,2021. He lives at 4680 Dogwood Lane, Springfield, MO 65801. He is employed as a paralegal by a local law firm. During 2023, he had the following receipts:
Salary $ 80,000
Interest income
Money market account at Omni Bank $300
Savings account at Boone State Bank 1,100
City of Springfield general purpose bonds 3,0004,400
Inheritance from Daniel 60,000
Life insurance proceeds 200,000
Proceeds from sale of Insight, Inc. stock 80,000
Proceeds from estate sale 9,000
Federal income tax refund (for 2021 tax overpayment)700
Logan inherited securities worth $60,000 from his uncle, Daniel, who died in 2022. Logan also was the designated beneficiary of an insurance policy on Daniel's life with a maturity value of $200,000. Logan purchased 500 shares of Insight, Inc. stock on May 2,2018, for $85,000; he held the stock as an investment. He sold the stock on January 5,2023, for $80,000. The estate sale consisted largely of items belonging to Sara and Daniel (e.g., camper, boat, furniture, and fishing and hunting equipment). Logan estimates that the property sold originally cost at least twice the $9,000 he received and has declined or stayed the same in value since Sara and Daniel died.
Logan's expenditures for 2023 include the following:
Medical expenses (including $10,500 for dental) $13,500
Taxes
State of Missouri income tax (includes withholdings during 2023) $4,200
Property taxes on personal residence 4,5008,700
Interest on home mortgage (Boone State Bank)5,600
Contribution to church (paid pledges for 2023 and 2024)7,200
While Logan and his dependents are covered by his employer's health insurance policy, he is subject to a deductible, and dental care is not included. The $10,500 dental charge was for Helen's implants. Helen is Logan's widowed mother, who lives with him (see below). Logan normally pledges $3,600($300 per month) each year to his church. On December 5,2023, upon the advice of his pastor, he prepaid his pledge for 2024.
Logan's household, all of whom he supports, includes the following:
Social Security Number Birth Date
Logan Taylor (age 48)123-45-678708/30/1975
Helen Taylor (age 70)123-45-678001/13/1953
Asher Taylor (age 23)123-45-678307/18/2000
Mia Taylor (age 22)123-45-678402/16/2001
Helen receives a modest Social Security benefit. Asher, a son, is a full-time student in dental school and earns $5,300 as a part-time dental assistant. Mia, a daughter, does not work and is engaged to be married.
Federal income tax of $3,900 was withheld from his wages.
Required:
Compute Logan's income tax for 2023. If Logan has any overpayment on his income tax, he wants the refund sent to him. Assume that the proper amounts of Social Security and Medicare taxes were withheld. Logan does not own and did not use any digital assets during the year, and he does not want to contribute to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund.
Make realistic assumptions about any missing data.
Enter all amounts as positive numbers except any losses. Use the minus sign to indicate a loss.
If an amount box does not require an entry or the answer is zero, enter "0".
It may be necessary to complete the other tax schedules before completing Form 1040.
Use the included tax rate schedules to compute the tax. When computing the tax liability, do not round your immediate calculations. If required, round your final answers to the nearest dollar.

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