Leonardo, Who Is Married but Files Separately, Earns $63,000 of Taxable

question 117

Multiple Choice

Leonardo, who is married but files separately, earns $63,000 of taxable income. He also has $16,400 in city of Tulsa bonds. His wife, Theresa, earns $51,400 of taxable income. If Leonardo and his wife are married filing jointly in 2020, what is Leonardo and Theresa's effective tax rate for 2020? (Use tax rate schedule.) (Round your final answer to two decimal places.)

• A)12.00 percent
• B)14.51 percent
• C)19.11 percent
• D)22.00 percent
• E)None of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Income Tax Rate

The proportion of income that is taken from a person or business in the form of taxes.

Consolidated Retained Earnings

The portion of earnings not distributed as dividends but retained by the parent company and its subsidiaries for reinvestment.

Intercompany Sales

Transactions of goods and services between subsidiaries within the same parent company, requiring elimination during consolidation for accurate financial statements.

Effective Tax Rate

The average percentage of net income that a person or corporation pays in taxes, effectively showing the portion of income gone to taxes.