Compute the taxable income for 2017 for Aiden on the basis of
the following information. Aiden is married but has not seen or
heard from his wife since 2015.
Salary |
$80,000 |
Interest on bonds issued by City of Boston |
3,000 |
Interest on CD issued by Wells Fargo Bank |
2,000 |
Cash dividend received on Chevron common stock |
2,200 |
Life insurance proceeds paid upon death of aunt (Aiden was the
designated beneficiary of the policy) |
200,000 |
Inheritance received upon death of aunt |
100,000 |
Jackson (a cousin) repaid a loan Aiden made to him in 2011 (no
interest was provided for) |
5,000 |
Itemized deductions (state income tax, property taxes on
residence, interest on home mortgage, and charitable
contributions) |
9,700 |
Number of dependents (children, ages 17 and 18, and
mother-in-law, age 70) |
3 |
Age |
43 |
|
d. Aiden's taxable income in 2017 is
$