Individual Income Taxes
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ISBN: 9780357109731
Author: Hoffman
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
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Chapter 13, Problem 1DQ
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Explain whether a taxpayer receive more benefits from deducting an expense or from taking a credit. Also, explain the situation in the case of deduction from AGI.
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If the margina tax rate of a taxpayer is less than 25%, it would be better for him/her to take a credit of 25% of the expense. But, if the marginal tax rate is greater than 25%, he/she would be benefited more from taking a deduction.
Otherwise, if the item are deductible from adjusted gross income(AGI), the taxpayer would get benefit onlr if he/she itemized his/her deductions.
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You understand that, given a choice between a $1,000 tax deduction and a $1,000 tax credit, you would opt for the credit every time. But how about as be-tween above-the-line (“for AGI”) and below-the-line (“from AGI”) deductions?
As between a $1,000 “for AGI” deduction and a $1,000 itemized / “from AGI” deduction, which would you generally prefer to have, and why?
You already understand that, given a choice between a $1,000 tax deduction and a $1,000 tax credit, you would opt for the credit every time. But how about as be-tween above-the-line (“for AGI”) and below-the-line (“from AGI”) deductions?
As between a $1,000 “for AGI” deduction and a $1,000 itemized / “from AGI” deduction, which would you generally prefer to have, and why?
Note: As CPAs we’re big on time-efficiency, so we’re also big on acronyms. It takes way too long to say (or type) “adjusted gross income.” We prefer “AGI” instead.
If Hulk has taxable income = $94,000, how much will it pay in taxes?
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b. $13,500
c. $20,210
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e. $10,050
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Individual Income Taxes
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