Question

1. look at the following tax table and answer the question that follows.

tax table with taxable incomes 84,000, 87,000, 90,000 and different filing statuses (single, married filing jointly, married filing separately, head of a household) showing tax amounts

match each amount of federal income tax owed with the correct amount of taxable income and filing status.

1. $11,036

a. taxable income $87,341, married filing separately

1. $15,248

b. taxable income $84,025, filing single

1. $14,036

c. taxable income $87,085, married filing jointly

1. $14,456

d. taxable income $90,562, filing as the head of a household

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each tax amount by checking the tax table for taxable income and filing status:

1. $11,036

• Check option c: Taxable income $87,085, married filing jointly. Looking at the $87,000 tax table (middle), for "Married filing jointly", find the row with taxable income ~$87,085. The tax matches $11,036.

2. $15,248

• Check option a: Taxable income $87,341, married filing separately. In the $87,000 table, "Married filing separately" column—find the row with ~$87,341. The tax matches $15,248.

3. $14,036

• Check option b: Taxable income $84,025, filing single. In the $84,000 table (left), "Single" column—find the row with ~$84,025. The tax matches $14,036.

4. $14,456

• Check option d: Taxable income $90,562, head of household. In the $90,000 table (right), "Head of household" column—find the row with ~$90,562. The tax matches $14,456.

Answer:

s:

1. c. taxable income $87,085, married filing jointly
2. a. taxable income $87,341, married filing separately
3. b. taxable income $84,025, filing single
4. d. taxable income $90,562, filing as the head of a household