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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
Feb-1997 - Aug-2003
Professor
Strayer University
Jan-2007 - Present
Lou and Joann Girardi are married and file a joint return. They recently bought a new home on 21680 Skyline Drive, Henderson, NV 89077. Their son, Stuart,
attends the University of Pennsylvania fullÂtime on a full scholarship. Stuart is claimed as a dependent on the Girardis’ tax return. Their SSNs are Lou, 412Â34Â
5670; Joann, 412Â34Â5671; and Stuart, 412Â34Â5672. Their birth dates are as follows: Lou, May 18, 1964; Joann, December 24, 1964; and Stuart, May 9,
1997. Their relevant tax information follows:
Lou is an attorney and owns his law firm, which is operating as an S corporation. His WÂ2 information and Schedule KÂ1 from his law firm are as follows:
Wages (box 1) =
Federal W/H (box 2) =
Social security wages (box 3) =
Social security W/H (box 4) =
Medicare wages (box 5) =
Medicare W/H (box 6) = $114,800.50
$ 15,000.14
$114,800.50
$ 7,117.63
$114,800.50
$ 1,664.61 Schedule KÂ1 from the law offices of Lou Girardi  Attorney at Law ID # 12Â3456789 100% Owner Material participation:
Line 1 = $22,582.00 (ordinary business income)
Line 11 = $22,582.00 (§ 179 deduction)
Joann is a fullÂtime lecturer at Arizona State University. Her WÂ2 information from ASU is as follows:
Wages (box 1) =
Federal W/H (box 2) =
Social security wages (box 3) =
Social security W/H (box 4) =
Medicare wages (box 5) =
Medicare W/H (box 6) = $65,000.00
$ 9,950.25
$65,000.00
$ 4,030.00
$65,000.00
$ 942.50 The following are other income and expenses they received and incurred during the year:
Income
Dividend (qualified)
Interest
Expenses
Real estate taxes
State sales tax
Mortgage interest
Charitable contribution $ 666
765 7,836
1,629 32,562
2,598 Prepare the Girardis’ federal tax return for 2016. Use Form 1040, and Schedules A, B, and E. Assume that the Girardis do not qualify for any credits (although
they may). For any missing information, make reasonable assumptions. The taxpayers had qualifying health care coverage at all times during the tax year.
(Assume no AMT although it may apply; Form 6251 or the AMT calculation is not required.) (List the names of the taxpayers in the order in which
they appear in the problem. Do not round intermediate computations. Input all the values as positive numbers.)
Use the appropriate Tax Tables or Tax Rate Schedules.
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