Jason and Peggy are​ married, file​ jointly, and have one dependent​ (12-year old qualifying​ child). Jason receives an $87,000 salary. Peggy is​ self-employed. Her sole​ proprietorship's revenues are $99,000​, and its expenses are $52,000. Jason and Peggy each make a $6,000 deductible contribution to a traditional IRA. Their itemized deductions are $28,000. Federal income taxes of $7,400 are withheld from Jason​'s ​paychecks, and Peggy makes $3,400 of estimated tax payments.     Read the requirement.   ​First, compute their gross income.           Gross income   Filing Status                   Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses $24,400                   Heads of households $18,350Unmarried individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of households)$12,200Married individuals filing separate returns$12,200Additional standard deduction for the aged and the blind; Individual who is married and surviving spouses$1,300*Additional standard deduction for the aged and the blind; Individual who is unmarried and not a surviving spouse$1,650*Taxpayer claimed as dependent on another taxpayer’s return: Greater of (1) earned income plus $350 or (2) $1,100.* These amounts are $2,600 and $3,300, respectively, for a taxpayer who is both aged and blind. If taxable income is: The tax is:       Not over $19,400 10% of taxable income.     Over $19,400 but not over $78,950 $1,940.00 + 12% of the excess over $19,400. Over $78,950 but not over $168,400 $9,086.00 + 22% of the excess over $78,950. Over $168,400 but not over $321,450 $28,765.00 + 24% of the excess over $168,400. Over $321,450 but not over $408,200 $65,497.00 + 32% of the excess over $321,450. Over $408,200 but not over $612,350 $93,257.00 + 35% of the excess over $408,200. Over $612,350 $164,709.50 + 37% of the excess over $612,350.

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Jason and Peggy are​ married, file​ jointly, and have one dependent​ (12-year old qualifying​ child). Jason receives an $87,000 salary. Peggy
is​ self-employed. Her sole​ proprietorship's revenues are $99,000​, and its expenses are $52,000. Jason and Peggy each make a $6,000 deductible contribution to a traditional IRA. Their itemized deductions are $28,000.
Federal income taxes of $7,400 are withheld from Jason​'s ​paychecks, and
Peggy makes $3,400 of estimated tax payments.
 
 
Read the requirement.
 
​First, compute their gross income.
 
 
 
 
 
Gross income
 

Filing Status

                 
Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses $24,400                  
Heads of households

$18,350Unmarried individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of households)$12,200Married individuals filing separate returns$12,200Additional standard deduction for the aged and the blind; Individual who is married and surviving spouses$1,300*Additional standard deduction for the aged and the blind; Individual who is unmarried and not a surviving spouse$1,650*Taxpayer claimed as dependent on another taxpayer’s return: Greater of (1) earned income plus $350 or (2) $1,100.* These amounts are $2,600 and $3,300, respectively, for a taxpayer who is both aged and blind.

If taxable income is: The tax is:      
Not over $19,400 10% of taxable income.    
Over $19,400 but not over $78,950 $1,940.00 + 12% of the excess over $19,400.
Over $78,950 but not over $168,400 $9,086.00 + 22% of the excess over $78,950.
Over $168,400 but not over $321,450 $28,765.00 + 24% of the excess over $168,400.
Over $321,450 but not over $408,200 $65,497.00 + 32% of the excess over $321,450.
Over $408,200 but not over $612,350 $93,257.00 + 35% of the excess over $408,200.
Over $612,350 $164,709.50 + 37% of the excess over $612,350.
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