The Nurrenberns a family of three filing a joint return have the following information to prepare their federal income tax.
Use the current (2012) tax schedule for your computations. (Note: As most often the case you want to minimize the tax liability).
Salaries
$72500
Interest income corporate bonds
$1050
Interest income municipal (general purpose non-revenue) bonds
$1300
State and local income taxes2
$900
Real estate taxes2
$800
General sales taxes2
$650
Home mortgage interest
$3350
Credit card interest
$1020
Cash contributions to charities
$350
Interest on education loans
$600
Hospital and doctor expenses
$1400
Federal income taxes withheld
$7800
Compute the following:
a. Adjusted gross income
b. Taxable income
c. Tax liability
d. Tax due or tax refund
e. Marginal tax rate
f. Average tax rate
g. Average effective tax rate