SWFT Comprehensive Vol 2020
43rd Edition
ISBN: 9780357391723
Author: Maloney
Publisher: Cengage
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Charles E. Bennett, age 64, will retire next year and is trying to decide whether to begin collecting his Social Security benefits at that time. His monthly benefits will increase if he defers his starting date for the benefits. He has asked you to estimate how much his income tax will increase as a result of collecting Social Security. Charles and his wife Bernice B., file a joint return, have no other dependents, and claim the standard deduction. Their only income other than the Social Security benefits are: The Social Security benefits for the year would be 12,000. a. Complete Worksheet 1, Figuring Your Taxable Benefits, included in IRS Publication 915 to determine the taxable portion of this couples taxable Social Security benefits (the publication includes a blank worksheet). b. What is the taxable portion of the 12,000 in Social Security benefits?
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In each of the following problems, identify the tax issue(s) posed by the facts presented. Determine the possible tax consequences of each issue that you identify. Thans grandmother dies and leaves him jewelry worth 40,000. In addition, he is the beneficiary of a 100,000 life insurance policy that his grandmother had bought before she retired.
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Chelsea, who is single, purchases land for investment purposes in 2014 at a cost of 22,000. In 2019, she sells the land for 38,000. Chelseas taxable income without considering the land sale is 100,000. What is the effect of the sale of the land on her taxable income, and what is her tax liability?
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