Jane and Ed Rochester Are Married with a Two-Year-Old Child

question 95

Essay

Jane and Ed Rochester are married with a two-year-old child who lives with them and whom they support financially. In 2018, Ed and Jane realized the following items of income and expense:
They also qualified for a $2,000 child tax credit. Their employers withheld $5,800 in federal income taxes from their paychecks (in the aggregate). Finally, the 2018 standard deduction amount for MFJ taxpayers is $24,000.
What are the couple's taxes due or tax refund (use the tax rate schedules not tax tables)?

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