Roy and Brandi are engaged and plan to get married. During 2015, Roy is a full-time student and earns $9,000 from a part-time job. With this income, student loans, savings, and nontaxable scholarships, he is self-supporting. For the year, Brandi is employed and has wages of $61,000. The personal exemption amount for 2015 is $4,000.
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If an amount is zero, enter, "0". Do not round your intermediate computations. Round your final answer to nearest whole dollar value.
a. Compute the following:
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Roy
Filing Single
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Brandi
Filing Single
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Gross income and AGI
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$
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$
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Standard deduction
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Personal exemption
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Taxable income
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$
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$
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Income tax
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$
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$
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b. Assume that Roy and Brandi get married in 2015 and file a joint return. What is their taxable income and income tax?
Round your final answer to nearest whole dollar value.
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Married
Filing Jointly
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Gross income
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$
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Standard deduction
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Personal exemptions
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Taxable income
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$
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Income tax
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$
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c. How much income tax can Roy and Brandi save if they get married in 2015 and file a joint return?