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Scroll down to complete all parts of this task. The following information pertains to Rich and Shelly Beach, a married couple filing a joint federal income tax return for the calendar year 2022 : 1. Rich and Shelly use the cash receipts and disbursements method of accounting. 2. Rich conducts a bookkeeping service and mail order business in the basement of the couple's home. Contact with bookkeeping customers is at the customers' places of business. On weekends, Rich and Shelly use the basement to play pool, and Shelly hosts an exercise club there each Wednesday. The business use percentage of the room is 90%, and the fair rental value for the space was $125 per month during 2022. 3. In March 2022, Rich donated 100 shares of stock of a listed corporation to a recognized charitable organization. Rich's basis for this stock, which was bought in January 2022 , was $5,375. Fair market value of this stock on the date of the donation was $7,000. 4. Included in the Beaches' personal expenses was $1,100 for state sales taxes, substantiated by receipts. Also included was $992 of state income taxes paid on Rich's income. Determine the amounts Rich and Shelly should enter on their Form 1040 Schedule A. Apply standard IRS itemized deduction rules and assume that adjusted gross income is $54,322 (as reported on Form 1040, line 11). For each item below, enter the appropriate amount in the associated cell. Round answers to the nearest dollar. If no entry is necessary or the answer is zero, enter a zero (0)

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