Sarah and Jason Are Married and Live in a Community

question 79

Multiple Choice

Sarah and Jason are married and live in a community property state.Sarah is a nurse and earns $40,000 per year; Jason is an engineer and earns $75,000 per year.They have a joint bank account that earned $500 in interest and Jason recently invested in some stocks that paid a $2,000 dividend.If Sarah and Jason file separate returns, how much income would Sarah report?

• A)$40,000
• B)$41,000
• C)$57,750
• D)$58,750

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