The following information for 2016 relates to Minnie Mouse, a single taxpayer, age 25: Salary $4,350; Taxable interest income $6,800; Itemized deductions $2,750.
a. Compute Minnie's taxable income assuming she is self supporting and is not a dependent on anyone else's tax return, and files a 1040 tax return.
b. Compute Minnie's taxable income assuming she is a dependent of her parents, that she has taxable interest income of only $800 and that she files a 1040 tax return.