Mr. and Mrs. Twig are both under 65 years of age and have no dependents. Their only income for the year was his salary of $35,000. During the year they made only a nominal amount of disbursements of the type that qualify as itemized deductions. What is their standard deduction on a 2018 joint return?

Mr. and Mrs. Twig are both under 65 years of age and have no dependents. Their only income for the year was his salary of $35,000. During the year they made only a nominal amount of disbursements of the type that qualify as itemized deductions. What is their standard deduction on a 2018 joint return?

Income Tax Fundamentals 2020

38th Edition

ISBN:9780357391129

Author:WHITTENBURG

Publisher:WHITTENBURG

Chapter1: The Individual Income Tax Return

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 4P: In 2019, Lou has a salary of $53,300 from her job. She also has interest income of $1,600 and...

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