1 Determine the amount of taxable income for a taxpayer who

1. Determine the amount of taxable income for a taxpayer who is claimed as a qualifying child by his parents. He is fourteen and is not legally blind. He is single and has $1,600 of wages and $3,500 of interest income for the 2014 tax year.

2.John, a 45-year-old, is the sole support of his aged parents who live in California. They have no gross income. His father is 72 and is in good health. His mother is 70 and is blind. How many exemptions can John claim?

3. Marvin, who is claimed as a qualifying child by his parents, received interest income of $8,600 and wages of $7,100 for 2014. How much of this will be taxed at his parents’ highest MTR?

Solution

1.

Calculation for taxable income is done as following

Line 1   (earned income + $350)                                                                                                               $1950

Line 2                Minimum Amount                                                                                                           $1000

Line 3                    compare line 1& 2. Enter larger amount                                                                 $1950

Line 4                Maximum Amount                                                                                                          $6200

Line 5                    compare line 3 & 4. Enter smaller amount                                                             $1950

Line 6                Enter gross income                                                                                                       $5100

Since value in line 6 is higher than that of line 5. So income tax return must need to be filed.

Standard deduction: Smaller of line 3 & line 4   and it is $1950.

Taxable income = 3500+1600 – 1950 = $3150