Marc and Michelle are married and earned salaries this year of $64,000 and $12,000, respectively. In addition to their salaries,

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Marc and Michelle are married and earned salaries this year of $64,000 and $12,000, respectively. In addition to their salaries,

they received interest of $350 from municipal bonds and $500 from corporate bonds. Marc and Michelle also paid $2,500 of qualifying moving expenses, and Marc paid alimony to a prior spouse in the amount of $1,500. Marc and Michelle have a 10-year-old son, Matthew, who lived with them throughout the entire year. Thus, Marc and Michelle are allowed to claim a $1,000 child tax credit for Matthew. Marc and Michelle paid $6,000 of expenditures that qualify as itemized deductions and they had a total of $5,500 in federal income taxes withheld from their paychecks during the course of the year.
a) What is Marc and Michelleâ€™s gross income?

b) What is Marc and Michelleâ€™s adjusted gross income?

c) What is the total amount of Marc and Michelleâ€™s deductions from AGI?

d) What is Marc and Michelleâ€™s taxable income?

e) What is Marc and Michelleâ€™s taxes payable or refund due for the year? (Use the tax rate schedules.)

f) Complete the first two pages of Marc and Michelleâ€™s Form 1040 (use 2015 forms if 2016 forms are unavailable).

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marusya05 [3.7K] · Answer 1 · 2026-03-05T13:13:01+03:00

Answer:

A) $76500

B) $72500

C) $24750

D) tax refund of $260

Explanation:

A) Determine the gross income for Marc and Michelle

Marc has a salary of $64000

Michelle earns $12000

from bonds, they gain an interest of $500

Consequently, total gross income = 64000 + 12000 + 500 = $76500

B) Now, calculate the adjusted gross income for Marc and Michelle

Gross income totals $76500

Moving expenses allowable = $2500

Alimony paid to ex-spouse = $1500

Adjusted gross income = 76500 - 2500 - 1500 = $72500

C) Compute the total deductions from AGI for Marc and Michelle

Standard deduction = $12600

itemized deductions = $6000

Personal and dependency allowances = $12150

To derive the Deductions from AGI, one needs to sum the personal and dependency allowance with the standard deduction (selecting the greater value between standard and itemized deductions).

= 12600 + 12150 = $24750

D) Now find Marc and Michelle's taxable income

Adjusted gross income is $72500

Deductions based on itemized amount = $24750

Thus, taxable income = 72500 - 24750 = $47750

E) Finally, ascertain if Marc and Michelle are due a tax refund or owe taxes for the year

Tax rate notes:

for income between $18451 to $79000: tax rate is $1845 plus 15% on income exceeding $18450

Taxable income is $47750

Tax obligation = 1845 + (47750 - 18450) * 15% = $6240

Child tax credit totals $1000

Taxes withheld amounts to $5500

Tax refund is calculated as tax obligation minus child tax credit minus withheld taxes

6240 - 1000 - 5500 = $260

thus, a tax return amounting to $260 will be issued