Allen Green Is a Single Taxpayer with an AGI (And

question 175

Multiple Choice

Allen Green is a single taxpayer with an AGI (and modified AGI) of $210,000, which includes $170,000 of salary, $25,000 of interest income, $10,000 of dividends, and $5,000 of long-term capital gains. What is Allen's net investment income tax liability this year, rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount?

• A)$2,465
• B)$1,520
• C)$570
• D)$380

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Definitions:

Common Stock

Equity ownership in a corporation, often with voting rights, representing a claim on a portion of the company's profits.

Significant Influence

The power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of an investee but not control or jointly control over those policies.

Voting Stock

Shares that give the shareholder voting rights in the corporation's decisions, typically in elections for the board of directors.

Convertible Bonds

Debt securities issued by a corporation that can be converted into a specified number of shares of the corporation's stock at the option of the bondholder, typically at certain times during the bond's life.