Nick and Jessica Are Married Taxpayers That File Married Filing

question 69

Essay

Nick and Jessica are married taxpayers that file married filing separately. Jessica earns $250,000 of taxable income per year. Nick earns $130,000 of taxable income per year. Using the appropriate U.S. tax rate schedule for year 2017, how much tax does each of them pay? What are their marginal and average tax rates? How much tax would they save, if any, if they filed jointly? (Round the tax rates to 2 decimal places, e.g., .12345 as 12.35%) (Use tax rate schedule.)

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Definitions:

Real Accounts

Accounts that represent assets, liabilities, and equity of a business and carry their balances permanently across accounting periods.

Accounting Period

The time span during which financial activities are recorded and reported, commonly a fiscal year or quarter.

Expense Accounts

Accounting categories used to track money spent or costs incurred in a company’s operations.