Song earns $100,000 taxable income as an interior designer and is taxed at an average rate of 20 percent (i.e., $20,000 of tax). If congress increases the income tax rate such that Song’s average tax rate increases from 20 percent to 25 percent, how much more income tax will she pay assuming that the income effect is descriptive? What effect will this tax rate change have on the tax base and tax collected?

Jorge and Anita, married taxpayers, earn $169,200 in taxable income and $44,800 in interest from an investment in City of Heflin bonds. Using the U.S. tax rate schedule for married filing jointly, how much federal tax will they owe? What is their average tax rate? What is their effective tax rate? What is their current marginal tax rate? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Federal tax Average tax rate Effective tax rate Marginal tax rate % % %

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Suppose a tax is such that an individual with an income of $10,000 pays $2000 of tax, a person with an income of $20,000 pays $3000 of tax, a person with an income of $30,000 pays $4000 of tax, and so forth. What is each person’s average tax rate? Is this tax regressive, proportional, or progressive?

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Adelaide is self-employed and must submit estimated quarterly tax payments. Her predicted total tax liability for the current year will be $⁢36,000, and her current withholdings are $⁢18,283. She is advised to determine her quarterly payments by subtracting her current withholdings from her predicted total tax liability and dividing by four. What is a good estimate for Adelaide to use for her quarterly payments?

Bernadette files as head of household and claims her two children, both under age 16. Her 2021 AGI is $44,500. Which credit is most likely to INCREASE if she lowers her AGI by $1,000? A. Earned Income Tax Credit. B. Child and Dependent Care Credit. C. Child Tax Credit. D. Advance payments of the Child Tax Credit.

Justin Timberlake, a single taxpayer, earns $78, 200 in taxable income and $13,600 in interest from an investment in City of Los Angeles bonds. (Use the U.S. tax rate schedule.) Required: If Justin earns an additional $40,000 of taxable income, what is his marginal tax rate on this income? What is his marginal rate if, instead, he had $40,000 of additional deductions?

Trudy's AGI last year was $366,000. Her Federal income tax came to $109,800, paid through both withholding and estimated payments. This year, her AGI will be $549,000, with a projected tax liability of $82,350, all to be paid through estimates. Trudy wants to pay the least amount of tax that does not incur a penalty. Note: Ignore the annualized income method. If required, round intermediate calculations to two decimal place and your final answer to the nearest dollar. a.  Compute Trudy's total estimated tax payments for this year.Under the current-year method: $Under the prior-year method: $ b.  Assume instead that Trudy's AGI last year was $86,000 and resulted in a Federal income tax of $17,200. Determine her total estimated tax payments for this year.Under the current-year method: $Under the prior-year method: $

Chuck, a single taxpayer, earns $79,400 in taxable income and $15,300 in interest from an investment in City of Heflin bonds. (Use the U.S. tax rate schedule.) Required: a. If Chuck earns an additional $40,000 of taxable income, what is his marginal tax rate on this income? b. What is his marginal rate if, instead, he had $40,000 of additional deductions? Note: For all requirements, do not round intermediate calculations. Round percentage answers to 2 decimal places. Answer is complete but not entirely correct. a. Marginal tax rate b. Marginal tax rate 24.00% 12.00%