Reference no: EM132493656
Matt works for Fresh Corporation. Fresh offers a cafeteria plan that allows each employee to receive $15,000 worth of bene?ts each year. The menu of bene?ts is as follows:
Benefit Cost
Health insurancrsingle $ 5,000
Health insuranCHith spouse $ 3,000
Health insuranCHith spouse and dependents $11,000
Dental and vision 5 1,500
Dependent care-any specified amount up to $5,000 Variable
Adoption benefits-an).r specified amount up to $5,000 Variable
Educational benefits-any specified amount (no limit) Variable
Cash-any specified amount up to $15,000 plan benefit Variable
401(k)any specified amount up to $10,000 Variable
For each of the following independent circumstances, determine the amount of income Matt must recognize and the amount of deduction Fresh may claim: (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)
Question 1: Matt selects the single health insurance bene?t, is reimbursed $5,000 for MBA tuition, and takes the remainder in cash.