personal income tax

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Problem 12-29 (LO. 2)

Use the following data to calculate Chiara's AMT base in 2016:

Taxable income$148,000
Positive AMT adjustments73,000
Negative AMT adjustments55,000
Preferences30,000

Chiara will file as a single taxpayer and chooses to itemize her deductions. The personal/dependency exemption amount is $4,050.

Click here to access the exemption table.

Chiara's taxable income$152,050
Plus or minus:Positive adjustments [removed]
 Negative adjustments [removed]
Plus:Tax preferences [removed]
Equals:AMTI$[removed]
Less: [removed]
Equals:AMT base$[removed]

 

 

 

 

  

 

Problem 12-54 (LO. 2, 3, 4)

Pat, who is age 66 and single with no dependents, received a salary of $90,000 in 2016. She earned interest income of $1,000, dividend income of $5,000, gambling winnings of $4,000, and interest income from private activity bonds (issued in 2006) of $40,000. The dividends are not qualified dividends. The following additional information is relevant.

Medical expenses (before 7.5%-of-AGI floor)$12,000
State income taxes4,100
Real estate taxes2,800
Mortgage interest on residence3,100
Investment interest expense1,800
Gambling losses5,100

a. Compute Pat's taxable income and AMTI.

Taxable Income Computation 
Adjusted gross income$[removed]
itemized deductions [removed]
Less: personal exemption [removed]
Taxable income$[removed]
  
AMTI Computation 
Taxable income, before exemption $[removed]
Add: itemized deductions adjustments [removed]
Add: income tax preference items [removed]
AMTI$[removed]

b. Determine if Pat's AMT exemption will be limited.

His tentative exemption of $[removed] is phased out  at a rate of 25 cents on the dollar when AMTI exceeds $[removed].

If required, round amounts to the nearest dollar.

Computation of AMT Base and Tax 
AMTI$[removed]
AMT exemption[removed]
AMT base$[removed]
 
Tentative AMT

$[removed]

 

   
 

Problem 11-52 (LO. 2, 3, 7)

Five years ago Gerald invested $150,000 in a passive activity, his sole investment venture. On January 1, 2015, his amount at risk in the activity was $30,000. His shares of the income and losses were as follows:

YearIncome (Loss)
2015($40,000)
2016(30,000)
201750,000

Gerald holds no suspended at-risk or passive activity losses at the beginning of 2015.

If an answer is zero, enter "0".

 

 

d.  Assuming Gerald has $50,000 income in 2017, (and considering both at-risk and passive activity loss rules), what is the amount of Gerald's suspended passive activity losses at the end of 2017 under the at-risk rules and under the passive activity loss rules?
Under the at-risk rules: $[removed]
Under the passive activity loss rules: $[removed]

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