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Read the following letter and help Shady Slim with his tax situation. Assume that gross income is $172,900 (which consists only of salary) for purposes of this problem.

December 31, 2022

To the friendly student tax preparer:

Hi, it's Shady Slim again. I just got back from my 55th birthday party, and I'm told that you need some more information from me in order to complete my tax return. I'm an open book! I'll tell you whatever I think you need to know.

I had to move this year after getting my job at Roca Cola. I moved on February 3 of this year, and I worked my job at Roca Cola for the rest of the year. I still live in the same state, but I moved 500 miles away from my old house. I hired a moving company to move my stuff at a cost of $2,300, and I drove in my car. I got a hotel room along the way that cost us $65 (I love Super 8!).

Can you believe I'm still paying off my student loans, even after 15 years? I paid a total of $900 in interest on my old student loans this year.

Since Roca Coca (my employer) never started a retirement plan, I decided I should probably start saving for my golden years. I contributed $3,000 to what the bank referred to as a regular IRA (or was it a REM?). Oh yeah, I also did a little investing this year. I bought a limited partnership interest in Duds Ltd. for $10,000. I thought it was going to be a real winner, but this year they took a bath. My portion of the loss was $8,000. Well, at least I did not actually do any work for Duds, and I get the tax deduction - right?

That should be all the information you need right now.

b-1. Complete page 1 of Form 1040 (through line 8b) .

Note: Use 2020 tax rules regardless of year on the form.

U.S. Individual Income Tax Return Filing Status Single Married filing jointly Married filing separately (MFS) Head of household (HOH) Qualifying widow(er) (QW) Check only If you checked the MFS box, enter the name of your spouse. If you checked the HOH or QW box, enter the child's name if the qualifying one box. person is a child but not your dependent At any time during 2020, did you receive, sell, send, exchange, or otherwise acquire any financial interest in any virtual currency? Yes No Standard Someone can claim: You as a dependent Your spouse as a dependent Deduction Spouse itemizes on a separate return or you were a dual-status alien Age/Blindness You: Were born before January 2, 1956 Are blind Spouse: Was born before January 2, 1956 is blind

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