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

Raphael and Martina are engaged and are planning to travel to Las Vegas during the $2023$

Christmas season and get married around the end of the year. In $2023,$ Raphael expects to

earn $$45,850$ and Martina expects to earn $$16,700.$ 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 $31,2023,$ or on

January $1,2024.$ What do you recommend? Use the appropriate Tax Tables.

Recommendation:

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

get married in $2023.$