INDIVIDUAL TAX RETURN #3 Charlotte Brown Required • Use the following information to complete Charlotte Brown’s 2017 federal income tax return. If information is missing, use reasonable assumptions to...

Individual Tax Return far as i know from the instructor the forms needed for this assignment are: 1040 itemized deduction SC A Interest and dividends SC B Capital Gains & losses SD, then form 8949 Form SC E AND , FORM 2441 PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS thank you


INDIVIDUAL TAX RETURN #3 Charlotte Brown Required • Use the following information to complete Charlotte Brown’s 2017 federal income tax return. If information is missing, use reasonable assumptions to fill in the gaps. • Any forms, schedules, and instructions can be found at the IRS Web Site (www.irs.gov). The instructions can be helpful in completing the forms. AMT does not apply. Facts: 1. Charlotte Brown (unmarried) is employed as an office manager at the main office of Currier, Ellis & Acton Law firm. Charlotte lives in a home she purchased 15 years ago. Charlotte lived in her home with her daughter Emily Brown and Charlotte’s younger sister Anne for the entire year. Emily is disabled and receives $3,550 of income each year housesitting for neighbors. Emily is able to save these funds because Charlotte provides all of Emily’s support. Charlotte also provides all of the support for her sister Anne Brown. Anne is a writer and sold her first book in 2017 and earned $5,000. Charlotte provided the following additional information: • Charlotte does not want to contribute to the presidential election campaign. • Charlotte lives at 454 Pebble Hill Road, El Paso, TX 79904. • Charlotte’s birthday is 2/18/1969 and her Social Security number is 544-67-0747. • Emily’s birthday is 7/9/1996 and her Social Security number is 598-12-3668. • Anne’s birthday is 3/14/1971 and her Social Security number is 564-97-1597 • Charlotte does not have any foreign bank accounts or trusts. • Charlotte, Anne and Emily have health insurance. 2. Charlotte received a Form W-2 from Currier, Ellis & Acton Law Firm (her employer) that contained the following information: • Wages: $89,000 • Federal income tax withheld: 5,965 • Social Security tax withheld: 5,518 • Medicare tax withheld: 1,291 • State income tax withheld: 0 3. Charlotte received $450 municipal bond interest from City of El Paso Bonds, $400 in interest from GECU, $120 in interest from Smith Barney, and $296 from her savings account at Wells Fargo Bank. She also received a $6,430 dividend from Gingham Corp. and an $815 dividend from Heathcliff Inc. Both dividends were qualified dividends. 4. Charlotte sold 2,500 shares of MoorWind stock for $19 a share on October 15, 2017. She purchased the stock on June 12, 2009, for $11 a share. There was a commission charge of $75 on the sale of these shares. She also sold 725 shares of LionsGate stock for $22 a share on February 22, 2017. She purchased the stock for $62 a share on October 2, 2016. Both of these sales were not reported to her on a 1099-B. 5. Charlotte’s father, Patrick died on August 20, 2015, leaving Charlotte his entire estate. Included in the estate was Patrick’s house (115 Second Street, El Paso, TX 79901). http://www.irs.gov/ Patrick’s basis in the residence was $56,000. The fair market value of the residence on August 20, 2015 was $165,000. Charlotte has held the property as a rental property since she received it and has managed it herself, however she is not a real estate professional. To compute the depreciation on the house, Charlotte has allocated $15,000 of the property’s basis to the land and the remaining amount to the house. She has depreciated the house using the MACRS rules and conventions applicable to residential real estate. Charlotte has collected $1,000 per month all year for 2017. The house was occupied during the entire year. She did not pay anyone that would require form 1099 for work related to this house. She incurred the following expenses related to the rental house during the year: Property Insurance $1,750 Property Taxes $2,600 Maintenance $950 Depreciation To be computed 6. Charlotte loves horses and enjoys gambling when she has the chance. She won $26,998 at the race track this year. She also went to Las Vegas this year and she lost $36,965 playing blackjack. It cost $1,300 to travel to Las Vegas. 7. The following is a record of the medical expense that Charlotte paid during the year. The amounts reported are amounts she paid in excess of insurance reimbursements. Insurance premiums $9,200 Prescription medications 1,200 Prescription medications for Emily 600 Over-the-counter medications 350 Doctor and dentists visits 875 Eyeglasses 250 Physical therapy 865 8. Charlotte paid $15,200 in mortgage interest during the year to EPCU credit union. The loan balance on her loan is $239,000. During the year, Charlotte also paid $8,000 in real estate property taxes on this home and $3,270 real property taxes on a cabin she owns in Cloudcroft, NM. 9. Charlotte contributed cash of $6,675 to Community Church during the year. Community Church’s address is 333 Narrow Way, El Paso, TX 79905. 10. Charlotte paid $3,689 in Texas sales tax this year. She has kept all her receipts. 11. Charlotte paid $3,000 to Andrew Adult Daycare for Emily’s care while she was working. Andrews Adult DayCare employer id# is 85-6587412. They are located at 9601 Durazno Ave, El Paso, TX 79901
Apr 30, 2020
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