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Based on Spilker chapters (4.6.8) John and Susan are a couple but not yet married. They are contemplating the tax effects of getting married. John earns $210,000 and Susan earns $15,000. Ignore itemized deductions and possible children. You can refer to the text for the standard deduction and tax rates or to instructions to Form 1040

A. Complete the following table (3.6 points including part II). Year 2022

	John	Susan		Combined	John	Susan
Earns	$210,000	$15,000		$225,000	$210,000	$15,000
	A	B	A+B	C	D	E	D+E
	John Single	Susan Single	John and Susan are NOT MARRIED. What is their combined tax?	John/Susan Married Filing Jointly (MFJ)	John - Married Filing Separately (MFS)	Susan - Married Filing Separately (MFS)	Combined John/Susan MFS
Standard deduction			NA				NA
Taxable Income			NA				NA
Tax
Show calculations below			NA				NA

II. Show tax calculations (for columns A, B, C, D, E

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From the above table compare the tax under three different scenarios (A+B) John and Susan are not married, (C) John and Susan are married filing jointly, and (D+E) John and Susan are married but filing separately . In pat III say what you have learned.

Show tax calculations for columns (A,B,C,D,E)

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