PART 1. Clark and Ellen Griswold are married and wish to file a joint return...

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PART 1. Clark and Ellen Griswold are married and wish to file a joint return for 2017. They have one dependent child, Rusty (age 16), who lives with them. Their primary residence is in Flagstaff, and they own a condo (2nd home) in Scottsdale. Clark and Ellen have the following items of income and expense for 2017:

Income:

Clarks salary

$135,000

Ellens salary

100,000

Interest income on Flagstaff School bonds

8,000

Interest income on US Treasury bonds

9,000

Qualified cash dividends

7,000

Regular (nonqualified) cash dividends

3,000

FMV of 50 shares of DF Kaye Co. common stock received as a stock dividend

12,500

Refund of 2016 Arizona income tax (the Griswolds itemized in 2016)

1,500

Net rental income from 100% owned rental house

8,000

Share of Marty Partnership loss*

(10,000)

Share of Moose S Corporation income**

50,000

Life insurance proceeds received on the death of Clarks father

100,000

Short-term capital gains

11,000

Short-term capital losses

(16,000)

28% Long-term capital gains

10,000

15% Long-term capital gains

26,000

15% Long-term capital losses

(5,000)

Expenses:

Home mortgage interest ($500,000 principal)

30,000

Home equity loan interest ($110,000 principal)

6,600

Condo loan interest ($150,000 principal)

11,500

Car loan interest

7,000

Credit card finance charges

3,000

Home property taxes

12,000

Condo property taxes

4,000

Condo maintenance fees

3,000

Car tags (ad valorem part)

2,500

Arizona income tax withheld

12,000

Arizona sales tax paid

7,000

Federal income taxes withheld

50,000

Medical insurance premiums (not part of an employer plan)

12,000

Unreimbursed medical bills

5,000

Charitable contributions

10,000

Unreimbursed employee business expenses

8,000

* Clark and Ellen invested $6,000 as limited partners in the Marty Partnership at the beginning of 2017. The loss is not the result of real estate rentals. Neither materially participate in the operations of the partnership..

** Ellen is a 50% owner and President of Moose Corp.

REQUIRED: Determine Clark and Ellens tax liability, using the tax formula. You must label your work, provide supporting schedules for summary computations, and indicate any carryovers. Present your work in a neat, orderly fashion.

PART 2. Rusty owns a mutual fund, which paid $2,600 in regular (nonqualified) dividends in 2017. Rusty also earned $3,000 from shoveling snow during the year.

REQUIRED: Determine Rusty tax liability, using the tax formula. Label all work.

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