Problem $2-38($LO $2-4)$

Raphael and Martina are engaged and are planning to travel to Las Vegas during the $2024$

Christmas season and get married around the end of the year. In $2024,$ Raphael expects to earn

$$20,800,$ and Martina expects to earn $$50,800.$ Their employers have deducted the appropriate

amount of withholding from their paychecks throughout the year. Neither Raphael nor Martina

has any itemized deductions.

Required:

They are trying to decide whether they should get married on December $31,2024,$ or on January

$1,2025.$ What do you recommend? Use the appropriate Tax Tables.

Answer is complete but not entirely correct.

Collective

tax liability

in $2024$

Thus, for tax purposes, it makes more sense for Raphael and

Martina to get married in $2024.$