Keren Wiseman is an employee of Dimensionworks Designs in New Mexico. She received the following achievement awards from her employer during 2017: Best Design, Santa Fe County: $1,340 Top Graphic Layout, New Mexico: $1,775 Employee of the Year: $785
Required:
How much of her achievement award income is taxable? ____
The maximum, excludable, annual award amount per employee is $1,600 ($400 for awards that are not “qualified plan awards.” A qualified plan award is an achievement award that: a) Is given as part of an established, written awards program; and b) Doesn’t favor employees who make more than $115,000 in income for the preceding year.)
Therefore,
The employee received total awards of $1340+$1775+$785=$3,900 of which $1,600 is excludable
So the taxable amount will be 3900-1600=$2,300
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