James and Esther Johnson live at 45678 S.W. 112th Street, Homestead, FL 33033. James, who...
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James and Esther Johnson live at 45678 S.W. 112th Street, Homestead, FL 33033. James, who is 67 years old (date of birth 12/14/1951), is retired receiving social security benefits and Esther, who is 66 years old (date of birth 06/11/1952), is also retired but working on a part-time basis. Their social security numbers are 412-34-5670 and 412-34-5671, respectively. The Johnsons had qualifying health care coverage at all times during the tax year. Annual social security income for Jim is $22,000 (SSA-1099, box 5) and for Esther is $10,800 (SSA-1099, box 5). Interest received by them from Central Bank is $2,545 (1099-INT, box 1). No income tax withholding was made. Esther is working part-time as an interior decorator as an employee of Decorating House, a corporation. Her form W-2 shows the following information:
Wages
=
$
15,000.00
Federal W/H
=
$
1,500.00
Social security wages
=
$
15,000.00
Social security W/H
=
$
930.00
Medicare wages
=
$
15,000.00
Medicare W/H
=
$
217.50
Their itemized deductions are as follows:
Mortgage interest on their main home, $10,500.
Real estate taxes, $5,600.
Personal property taxes, $185.
Doctors' expenses unreimbursed by insurance, $7,400.
Medical insurance premiums for the year, $2,400.
Prescribed medicine, $1,995.
Vitamins, $300.
Total cash contributions to their church, $675. The contributions were made over the course of the year and no individual contribution was greater than $250.
Tax preparation fees for their 2017 return, $325, paid in 2018.
Lottery tickets bought by Esther during the year, $750. Winnings received, $940 (W-2G, box 1). Income tax withholding on winnings, $35 (W-2G, box 4).
Because the Johnsons live in Florida, where there is no state income tax, they will deduct the estimation of the general sales tax related to the area in which they live. The most efficient way to do this is by using the Sales Tax Calculator on the IRS website at https://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Sales-Tax-Deduction-Calculator. A key point to remember in using the calculator is that income for this calculation also includes the nontaxable portion of social security benefits. Prepare their individual income tax return using the appropriate forms. They do not want to contribute to the presidential election campaign and do not want anyone to be a third-party designee. For any missing information, make reasonable assumptions. They had qualifying health coverage at all times during the year. (List the names of the taxpayers and any income they receive in the order in which they appear in the problem. Input all the values as positive numbers unless otherwise stated in the forms. Instructions can be found on certain cells within the forms. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
Use the appropriate Tax Tables.
SCHEDULE 1
Additional Income and Adjustments to Income
OMB No. 1545-0074
(Form 1040)
2018
Department of the Treasury
Attach to Form 1040.
Internal Revenue Service
Go to www.irs.gov/Form1040 for instructions and the latest information.
Attachment Sequence No. 01
Name(s) shown on Form 1040
Your social security number
Additional
19 b Reserved
1-9b
Income
10 Taxable refunds, credits, or offsets of state and local income taxes
10
11 Alimony received
11
12 Business income or (loss). Attach Schedule C or C-EZ
12
13 Capital gain or (loss). Attach Schedule D if required. If not required, check here
checkbox unchecked1 of 1
13
14 Other gains or (losses). Attach Form 4797
14
15a Reserved
15b
16a Reserved
16b
17 Rental real estate, royalties, partnerships, S corporations, trusts, etc. Attach Schedule E
17
18 Farm income or (loss). Attach Schedule F
18
19 Unemployment compensation
19
20a Reserved
20b
21 Other income. List type and amount
21
22 Combine the amounts in the far right column. If you dont have any adjustments to income, enter here and on
Form 1040, line 6. Otherwise, go to line 23
22
Adjustments
23 Educator expenses
23
to Income
24 Certain business expenses of reservists, performing artists,
and fee-basis government officials. Attach Form 2106
24
25 Health savings account deduction. Attach Form 8889
25
26 Moving expenses for members of the armed forces. Attach Form 3903
26
27 Deductible part of self-employment tax. Attach Schedule SE
27
28 Self-employed SEP, SIMPLE, and qualified plans
28
29 Self-employed health insurance deduction
29
30 Penalty on early withdrawal of savings
30
31a Alimony paid
b Recipients SSN
31a
32 IRA deduction
32
33 Student loan interest deduction
33
34 Reserved
34
35 Reserved
35
36 Add lines 23 through 35
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