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Beth R. Jordan lives at 2322 Skyview Road, Mesa, AZ 85201. She is a tax accountant...

Beth R. Jordan lives at 2322 Skyview Road, Mesa, AZ 85201. She is a tax accountant with Mesa Manufacturing Company, 1203 Western Avenue, Mesa, AZ 85201 (employer identification number 11-1111111). She also writes computer software programs for tax practitioners and has a part-time tax practice. Beth is single and has no dependents. Beth was born on July 4, 1972, and her Social Security number is 123-45-6789. She wants to contribute $3 to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund.

The following information is shown on Beth’s 2016 Wage and Tax Statement (Form W–2).

Line Description Amount
1 Wages, tips, other compensation $65,000.00
2 Federal income tax withheld 10,500.00
3 Social Security wages 65,000.00
4 Social Security tax withheld 4,030.00
5 Medicare wages and tips 65,000.00
6 Medicare tax withheld 942.50
15 State Arizona
16 State wages, tips, etc. 65,000.00
17 State income tax withheld 1,954.00

Other 2016 transactions include the following.

Beth received interest of $1,300 from Arizona Federal Savings and Loan and $400 from Arizona State Bank. Each financial institution reported the interest income on a Form 1099-INT. She received qualified dividends of $800 from Blue Corporation, $750 from Green Corporation, and $650 from Orange Corporation. Each corporation reported Beth's dividend payments on a Form 1099-DIV.

Beth received a $1,100 income tax refund from the state of Arizona on April 29, 2016. On her 2015 Federal income tax return, she reported total itemized deductions of $8,200, which included $2,200 of state income tax withheld by her employer.

Fees earned from her part-time tax practice totaled $3,800. She paid $600 to have the tax returns processed by a computerized tax return service.

On February 8, Beth bought 500 shares of Gray Corporation common stock for $17.60 a share. On September 12, Beth sold the stock for $14 a share.

Beth bought a used sport utility vehicle for $6,000 on June 5. She purchased the vehicle from her brother-in-law, who was unemployed and was in need of cash. On November 2, she sold the vehicle to a friend for $6,500.

On January 2, Beth acquired 100 shares of Blue Corporation common stock for $30 a share. She sold the stock on December 19 for $55 a share.

Beth records revenues of $16,000 from the sale of a software program she developed. Beth incurred the following expenditures in connection with her software development business.

Cost of personal computer (100% business use) $7,000
Cost of printer (100% business use) 2,000
Furniture 3,000
Supplies 650
Fee paid to computer consultant 3,500

Beth elected to deduct the maximum portion of the cost of the computer, printer, and furniture allowed under the provisions of § 179. These items were placed in service on January 15 and used 100 percent in her business.

Although her employer suggested that Beth attend a convention on current developments in corporate taxation, Beth was not reimbursed for the travel expenses of $1,420 she incurred in attending the conference. The $1,420 included $200 for meals.

Beth paid $300 for prescription medicines and $2,875 in physician interest to credit card bills and hospital bills. Medical insurance premiums were paid by her employer. Beth paid real property taxes of $1,766 on her home. Interest on her home mortgage at Valley National Bank was $3,845, and interest paid to credit card companies totaled $320.

Beth contributed $2,080 to various qualified charities during the year. Professional dues and subscriptions totaled $350.

Beth paid $1,000 in estimated Federal income taxes throughout the year. She was covered for the entire year by Mesa Manufacturing’s health insurance policy.

Required:

Compute the 2016 net tax payable or refund due for Beth R. Jordan. You will need Forms 1040, 2106, and 4562 and Schedules A, B, C, D, and SE and the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet.

Make realistic assumptions about any missing data.

If an amount box does not require an entry or the answer is zero, enter "0".

Enter all amounts as positive numbers, unless instructed otherwise.

It may be necessary to complete the tax schedules before completing Form 1040.

When computing the tax liability, do not round your immediate calculations. If required round your final answers to the nearest dollar.

Use the 2016 Tax Rate Schedule provided. Do not use the Tax Tables.

Form 2106

Complete Form 2016 for Beth for 2016.

Form 2106

Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (99)

Employee Business Expenses

? Attach to Form 1040 or Form 1040NR.

? Information about Form 2106 and its separate instructions is available at www.irs.gov/form2106.

OMB No. 1545-0074

2016

Attachment
Sequence No. 129

Your name
BETH R JORDON
Occupation in which you incurred expenses
ACCOUNTANT
Social security number
123-45-6789
Part I Employee Business Expenses and Reimbursements
Step 1 Enter Your Expenses Column A
Other Than Meals and Entertainment
Column B
Meals and Entertainment
1 Vehicle expense from line 22 or line 29. (Rural mail carriers: See instructions.) . . . . . . . 1
2 Parking fees, tolls, and transportation, including train, bus, etc., that didn't involve overnight travel or commuting to and from work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3 Travel expense while away from home overnight, including lodging, airplane, car rental, etc. Don't include meals and entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4 Business expenses not included on lines 1 through 3. Don't include meals and entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 Meals and entertainment expenses (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6 Total expenses. In Column A, add lines 1 through 4 and enter the result. In Column B, enter the amount from line 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Note. If you weren't reimbursed for any expenses in Step 1, skip line 7 and enter the amount from line 6 on line 8.
Step 2 Enter Reimbursements Received From Your Employer for Expenses Listed in Step 1
7 Enter reimbursements received from your employer that weren't reported to you in box 1 of Form W-2. Include any reimbursements reported under code "L" in box 12 of your Form W-2 (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Step 3 Figure Expenses To Deduct on Schedule A (Form 1040 or Form 1040NR)
8 Subtract line 7 from line 6. If zero or less, enter -0-. However, it line 7 is greater than line 6 in Column A, report the excess as income on Form 1040, line 7 (or on Form 1040NR, line 8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Note. If both columns of line 8 are zero, you cannot deduct employee business expenses. Stop here and attach Form 2106 to your return.
9 In Column A, enter the amount from line 8. In Column B, multiply line 8 by 50% (0.50). (Employees subject to Department of Transportation (DOT) hours of service limits: Multiply meal expenses incurred while away from home on business by 80% (0.80) instead of 50%. For details, see instructions.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
10 Add the amounts on line 9 of both columns and enter the total here. Also, enter the total on Schedule A (Form 1040), line 21 (or on Schedule A (Form 1040NR), line 7). (Armed Forces reservists, qualified performing artists, fee-basis state or local government officials, and individuals with disabilities: See the instructions for special rules on where to enter the total.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? 10
KIA For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see your tax return instructions. Form 2106 (2016)

2016 Tax Rate Schedules

Use the 2016 Tax Rate Schedules to compute the tax. (Note: Because the tax rate schedules are used instead of the tax tables, the amount of tax computed may vary slightly from the amount listed in the tables.)

2016 Tax Rate Schedules
Single—Schedule X Head of household—Schedule Z
If taxable income is:
Over—
But not
over—
The tax is: of the amount
over—
If taxable income is:
Over—
But not
over—
The tax is: of the amount
over—
$0 $9,275 . . . . . . 10% $0 $0 $13,250 . . . . . . 10% $0
9,275 37,650 $927.50 + 15% 9,275 13,250 50,400 $1,325.00 + 15% 13,250
37,650 91,150 5,183.75 + 25% 37,650 50,400 130,150 6,897.50 + 25% 50,400
91,150 190,150 18,558.75 + 28% 91,150 130,150 210,800 26,835.00 + 28% 130,150
190,150 413,350 46,278.75 + 33% 190,150 210,800 413,350 49,417.00 + 33% 210,800
413,350 415,050 119,934.75 + 35% 413,350 413,350 441,000 116,258.50 + 35% 413,350
415,050 . . . . . . 120,529.75 + 39.6% 415,050 441,000 . . . . . . 125,936.00 + 39.6% 441,000
Married filing jointly or Qualifying widow(er)—Schedule Y-1 Married filing separately—Schedule Y-2
If taxable income is:
Over—
But not
over—
The tax is: of the amount
over—
If taxable income is:
Over—
But not
over—
The tax is: of the amount
over—
$0 $18,550 . . . . . . 10% $0 $0 $9,275 . . . . . . 10% $0
18,550 75,300 $1,855.00 + 15% 18,550 9,275 37,650 $927.50 + 15% 9,275
75,300 151,900 10,367.50 + 25% 75,300 37,650 75,950 5,183.75 + 25% 37,650
151,900 231,450 29,517.50 + 28% 151,900 75,950 115,725 14,758.75 + 28% 75,950
231,450 413,350 51,791.50 + 33% 231,450 115,725 206,675 25,895.75 + 33% 115,725
413,350 466,950 111,818.50 + 35% 413,350 206,675 233,475 55,909.25 + 35% 206,675
466,950 . . . . . . 130,578.50 + 39.6% 466,950 233,475 . . . . . . 65,289.25 + 39.6% 233,475

Homework Answers

Answer #1
Calculation of Income Tax Payable
Particulars Detail Amounts($) Working
Salary 65000
Interest on saving 1300
interest from bank 400
Dividend from B stock 800
Dividend from g stock 750
dividend from o stock 650 3900
State income tax refund 1100
short term cap. Gain 1200 Working note 1
bussiness income 19800
Gross income 91000
less-: Deductions
bussiness expenses -16750 working note 3
Self employment tax deduction -216 working note 4
Adjusteed gross total income 74034
less-: from deduction
itemized deductions or standred deduction whichever is grater -9834 working note 5
Personal and dependency exemption deduction 3900 working note 6
Taxable income 60300
Tax 10784 working note 7
self employed tax 431 working note 8
Total Tax liablity 11215
Less-: Tax withholding by emplooyer 10250
Estimated taxes 1000
Net tax payable 285
Particulars No. of shares sales price Total sales($)
(A) (B) (A)x(B)
Corporation G 500 14 7000
Sport utility vehicles 6500
Corporation B 100 55 5500
Total (E) 19000
PaRticulars No.of shares Purchase cost total puirchase($)
© (D) (C )x(D)
Corporation G 500 17.6 8800
Sport utility vehicles 6000
Corporation B 100 30 3000
Total (F) 17800
NET short term cap gain (E)-(F) 19000-17800 =1200
Working note -:3
Particulars Amounts($)
Cost of personal computer (100% business use) 7,000
Cost of printer (100% business use) 2000
furnitures 3000
supplies 650
Fee paid to computer consultant 3500
Processing fees 600
Total business expenses 16750
working note 4
Computation of self assesment tax deduction
step 1- Compute earnings-
Detail Amount($)
Business income 19800
Business expenses 16750
earnings 3050
step - excess of security portion over FICA
Particulars amounts($)
Social security ceiling 113700
less-: weges 65000
Net ceiling 48700
step 4-. Medicare tax lsser step 2 or 3
medicare tax=Net employed incomex tax rate
2817x2.9% = $82
step 5- toatl self employed tax
social security tax = 349
medicare tax 82
self employed tax 431
step 6- self employed tax deduction amount
self employed tax x 50%
$431x50%=$216
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