Complete the following problems located in Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities:

Problem 70 (Ch. 2)
Problem 49 (Ch. 3)
Comprehensive Problems 40 & 41 (Ch. 4)
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70. (LO5) Matt and Lori recently were divorced. Although grief stricken, Matt was at least
partially comforted by his monthly receipt of $10,000 alimony. He was particularly
excited to learn from his friend, Denzel, that the alimony was not taxable. Use an available
tax service to determine if Denzel is correct. Would your answer change if Matt and Lori
continued to live together?
(LO4, LO6) Bendetta, a high-tax-rate taxpayer, owns several rental properties and
would like to shift some income to her daughter, Jenine. Bendetta instructs her
tenants to send their rent checks to Jenine so Jenine can report the rental income.
Will this shift the income from Bendetta to Jenine? Why, or why not?
40. Marc and Michelle are married and earned salaries this year
(2009) 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.
1. What is Marc and Michelles gross income?
2. What is Marc and Michelles adjusted gross income?
3. What is the total amount of Marc and Michelles
deductions from AGI?
4. What is Marc and Michelles taxable income?
5. What is Marc and Michelles taxes payable or refund
due for the year? (Use the tax rate schedules.)
41. Demarco and Janine Jackson have been married for 20 years and have four children who
qualify as their dependents. Their income from all sources this year (2009) totaled
$200,000 and included a gain from the sale of their home, which they purchased a few
years ago for $200,000 and sold this year for $250,000. The gain on the sale qualified for
the exclusion from the sale of a principal residence. The Jacksons incurred $16,500 of
itemized deductions.
1. What is the Jacksons taxable income?
2. What would their taxable income be if their itemized deductions totaled $6,000 instead of
$16,500?
3. What would their taxable income be if they had $0 itemized deductions and $6,000 of for
AGI deductions?
4. Assume the original facts except that they also incurred a loss of $5,000 on the sale of
some of their investment assets. What effect does the $5,000 loss have on their taxable
income?