Reference no: EM132830268
Problem - Use the following information to compute Jane Smith's 2020 federal income tax payable amount or tax refund amount. Complete your calculations on the designated excel worksheet, and follow the instructions on the comprehensive problem information sheet. You may find it useful to reference the following forms while completing this comprehensive problem: Form 1040, Schedule 1, Form 4684, Schedule A, and Schedule C.
Facts - Jane Smith, age 40, is single, lives in Florida, and has no dependents. She is employed as a legal secretary by Legal Services, Inc. In addition, she owns and operates Typing Services as a sole proprietor. She has sufficient evidence to prove both material participation and profit motivation for this activity. Jane is a cash basis taxpayer. Her employer provided her with health insurance coverage for all months in the 2020 tax year.
During 2020 Jane had the following income and expense items:
- $106,000 salary from Legal Services, Inc.
- $28,000 gross receipts from her Typing Services business.
- $700 interest income from bank accounts at First Florida Bank.
- $1,500 Christmas bonus from Legal Services, Inc.
- $80,000 life insurance proceeds received as beneficiary upon the death of her sister.
- $5,000 check gifted to her by her wealthy auntie.
- $350 won in a bingo game.
- Expenses connected with the Typing Services business
Office rent $8,800
Supplies 4,900
Utilities and telephone 4,680
Contractor payments to typists 7,500
Website costs 620
Equipment rentals 3,300
- $14,300 interest expense on a home mortgage (paid to Bank of the South).
- Silverware with a fair market value of $10,000 was washed away from Jane's home by a flood on April 10, 2020 during a federally declared disaster. Jane paid $14,000 for the silverware on July 1, 2005. She was reimbursed $1,300 by her insurance company and received no other disaster relief funds.
- Jane had loaned $2,400 to a friend, Bill Bob, on January 8, 2013. Bill declared bankruptcy on October 12, 2020 and was unable to repay the loan. Assume that the loan is a bona fide debt.
- Legal Services, Inc. withheld $18,000 Federal income tax & the appropriate amount of FICA tax from her wages.
- Alimony of $12,000 received from her former husband, Byron Smith. The divorce was finalized in 2012.
- Interest income of $1,400 on City of Boca Raton bonds.
- Jane made estimated federal tax payments of $2,000.
- State sales tax from the IRS sales tax table of $946.
- Property taxes on her residence of $1,650.
- Charitable contribution of $1,900.
- On November 8, 2020 Jane's car was damaged in a federally declared disaster. Right before the disaster struck, Jane's 100% personal use automobile had a FMV of $25,000. After the disaster, the automobile's FMV was $18,000. Jane's basis in the car was $32,000. Jane's auto insurance policy would only pay for damages in excess of $6,000. For this reason, Jane decided not to file a claim for the damage. Jane did not receive any other disaster relief funds.
- Jane is not covered by a retirement plan at work and made a deductible traditional IRA contribution of $6,000.