Memorandum-to-the-File Date: May 25, 2011 From: Brenda Hall Re: How many dependency exemptions John and Janet Baker can claim for the year? Facts John and Janet Baker are husband and wife and maintain a household of 7, including Janet and John. Calvin and Florence Carter are Janet’s parents, who are retired. During the year, they received $19,000 in nontaxable funds (disability income, interest on municipal bonds and Social Security benefits) from which $8,000 was equally spent between them on clothing, transportation, and recreation. The remaining $11,000 was invested in tax-exempt securities. Janet Baker paid $1,000 for her mother’s dental work and $1,200 premium on her father’s own life insurance policy. Janet’s father, …show more content…
Should Darin’s income be included in the computation of support? Is the amount of $21,000 that Andrea used to purchase a new vehicle includable in the support test? Is the amount of student loan that Morgan obtained considered self-support? Applicable Law Section 152(a) provides that for a taxpayer to take a dependency exemption, the potential dependent must satisfy either the qualifying child requirement or the qualifying relative requirement. Section 152(b)(2) indicates that the taxpayer is not permitted a dependency exemption for a married dependent if the married individual files a joint return. Pursuant to section 152(c), the term “qualifying child” refers to an individual who has not furnished over one-half of his or her own support and who has not attained the age of 19 or who has not attained the age of 24, if a full-time student, as of the close of such calendar year. The term “qualifying relative” under section 152(d) includes, but is not limited to, an individual whose gross income is less than the exemption amount and to whom the taxpayer provides over-half of the total individual’s support for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins. Under Reg. Sec. 1.152 (a), support received from the taxpayer is compared to the entire amount of support which the potential dependent received from all sources, including support which the individual supplied himself. Support includes food, shelter, medical and dental care, education, recreation,
It is known as medical support. This is another factor that can raise or lower the support amount.
Adrian is a salesperson who represents several wholesale companies. On January 2, 2008, she received by mail a commission check from Ace Distributors in the amount of $10,000 that was dated December 31, 2007. Adrian is concerned about the year in which the amount of $10,000 is taxable. Although the check is dated 2007, she contends that it would have been unreasonable for her to drive 100 miles (one way) to the Ace offices on the eve of a holiday to collect her check. Further, Adrian maintains that even if she had made the trip to collect the check, by the time she returned home, the bank would have closed and she could not have deposited the check until January.
4. I also recommend reducing a little the coverage of her auto insurance in order to balance out her cash flow. She is over paying for what she actually needs which is approximately half that coverage.
Beth Perry graduated valedictorian of her class and received $5000 in local scholarships. That was two years ago and Beth had yet to set foot inside a classroom. Her family lived on disability and had to use almost every dollar they received to pay expenses for Beth’s brother, a special needs child; therefore there was no family car. Beth had a part time job waiting tables trying to save money, but was laid off after Labor Day _______. She had not been able to find work since then and was essentially trapped in her small town and simply couldn’t get to school.
Organising finances will adequately allow the parents to budget, supplying that the family can still live adequately while saving. One final aspect that the family is now entitled to includes having support payments. Support payments is a sum of money that parents or carers are entitled toward if they care for an individual with a disability. Considering the age of Zane and his disability, one of the parents would had to of given up their job, in order to care for Zane. Also, because of Zane’s age, he will be able to start schooling shortly which will be extra expenses for the
What you need to keep in mind if the non-custodial parent pays much more than the parent who the child primarily lives with. It’s possible to fill out a form that will give the other parent the right to claim their child as a dependent. If they are paying more out of their own pocket, they’ll most likely need the tax break.
The Youngers are poor, but are getting insurance money from their husband/father who died. The Youngers are a
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I start off with analyzing Alex and Marty household’s current insurance and retirement program with the information that Alex gives me, using the needs approach. Alex and Marty Smith are married and file a joint tax return. Alex was 35 years old in September and works as a coach and high school teacher at a local school. Alex’s salary was $49,000 before taxes in 2014. Marty will be 34 years old in April and is a self-employed web designer and marketing consultant who works at home. Marty’s income fluctuated each year but in 2014, his earnings before taxes were $68,000 which was an average year. Their children are Olivia, who is 9, and Michael, who is 7. The Smith family is a two-income-earner with children family, which is a family with both
Under the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, Father is responsible to pay ongoing child support in the amount of $682.92 per month. In addition, Father is responsible for an additional $136.08 per month until the retroactive child support in the amount of $9,394.95 is paid in full.
On November 9, 2015, he received a letter from the Social Security Administration stating that he in the arrears of $1,226.89 retroactive that he had to pay back which he thought that was the money that the state refund was for. In addition, $183.60 was deducted from his Social Security Disability benefits on novemb34 9, 2015 and $461.30 from his checks on December 3, 2015, January 3, 2016, and February 3, 2016. On February 1, 2016, he received a letter from the Department of Treasury stating that $145.67 was taken from his Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
I have been going to the same place for many years now to get my taxes done. I will admit, however, that some of these ads that are left on my door do catch my attention, especially when they offer deep discounts off the tax preparation. There is one tax preparation place in town that usually has someone out on the corner dressed as the Statue of Liberty to draw in customers to the business and with tax time upon us I am sure I will be seeing them out there soon.
which also locates in Wellington, Florida. Last year, KLX has brought a revenue of $1,567.4 million with a total cost of sales amounted in $1,202.4 million. According to the report, B/E Aerospace believes there are several risks related to its spin-off of KLX including significant liability of KLX’s common stock to the stockholders, restrictive U.S. federal income tax rules to the distribution of KLX’s common stock, responsibility for obligations under Separation and Distribution Agreement, and potential conflicts and interests between directors of KLX (“2015 Annual Report,” 2015). The down-scoping could possibly reduce the diversified businesses of the firm while focusing on its core areas (Hitt et al., 2014).
Additionally, the argument cited in the 1951 legislative history that since S&L’s and cooperative banks have FDIC insurance on their deposits and such do not require a taxation exemption to be viable, is just as applicable to credit unions today which also have federal insurance of deposits to protect against
Some legislative history to tax exemption organizations began between 1894 and 1969, the development of legislation led the structure of the current tax exemptions granted to charitable and voluntary sectors outlined in the United States Tax Code. The early tax regulations established around three major principles. First, organizations operating for charitable purposes were granted exemptions from Federal income tax. Second, charitable organizations were required to be free of private inurement. Third, an income tax deduction for contributions was developed and designed to encourage charitable giving for organizations. The Wilson-Gorham Tariff Act of 1884 provided an exemption for “corporations, companies, or associations organized and conducted solely for charitable, religious, or educational purposes, including fraternal beneficiary associations.” Ultimately this Act became famous for income tax provisions later found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. The Underwood Tariff Act of 1913 established an income tax system with tax exemptions for certain organizations, most particularly for the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber of Commerce appeared before the Senate Finance Committee during its deliberations because it was anxious that the existing tax exemptions would not protect nonprofit business groups. This Act also included an exemption for organizations dedicated to social welfare, the forerunner to today’s IRC 501(c)(4). Later, the Revenue Act of 1943 required