section:
problemsolving
Activity 7.1Form1040EZ
Directions:CompletetheForm1040EZbelow,basedonthisinformation:Georgina B.Bales,485West
11thAvenue,Ogden,UT87666-6723.HerSocialSecuritynumberis999-00-8478.Shewants$3togo tothecampaignfund.Sheissingleandclaimsherself(nooneelsecanclaimher).Asaclerk,sheearned
$16,500lastyear,plus$200interestonsavings.Taxeswithheldwere$1,016.(RefertoFigure7.3in yourtextbookforthetaxtable.)
Department oftheTreasury—InternalRevenueService
FormIncomeTaxReturnforSingleand
1040EZ
JointFilersWithNoDependents
20––
OMBNo.1545-0074
yourSSN(s)above.
E
Campaign
(page9)
Checkhereifyou,oryourspouseifajointreturn,want$3togotothisfund
You
Spouse
Income
Attach Form(s)W-2 here.
Enclose,but donotattach, anypayment.
Payments
1 Wages,salaries,andtips.Thisshouldbeshowninbox1ofyourForm(s)W-2.
AttachyourForm(s)W-2.1
2 Taxableinterest.Ifthetotalisover$1,500,youcannotuseForm1040EZ.2
3 Unemployment compensation andAlaskaPermanentFunddividends(seepage10).3
4 Addlines1,2,and3.Thisisyouradjustedgrossincome.4
5 Ifsomeonecanclaimyou(oryourspouseifajointreturn)asadependent,checkthe applicablebox(es) belowandentertheamount fromtheworksheetonback.
YouSpouse
Ifnoonecanclaimyou(oryourspouseifajointreturn),enter$8,750if single;
$17,500ifmarriedfilingjointly.Seebackforexplanation.5
6 Subtractline5fromline4.Ifline5islargerthanline4,enter-0-.
Thisisyourtaxableincome.6
7 Federalincometaxwithheldfrombox2ofyourForm(s)W-2.7
andtax
8a Earnedincomecredit(EIC).
b Nontaxablecombatpayelection.8b
8a
9 Addlines7and8a.Theseareyour totalpayments.9
10 Tax.Usetheamountonline6abovetofindyourtaxinthetaxtableonpages
18–26ofthebooklet.Then,enterthetaxfromthetableonthisline.10
Refund11a Ifline9islargerthanline10,subtractline10fromline9.Thisisyour refund.
Haveit directly deposited! See page15andfill in11b,11c,
IfForm8888isattached,checkhere
b Routingnumber
c Type:Checking
Savings
11a
and11dor
Form8888.
Amount youowe
d Accountnumber
12 Ifline10islargerthanline9,subtractline9fromline10.Thisis
theamountyouowe.Fordetailsonhowtopay,seepage16. 12
Thirdparty
DoyouwanttoallowanotherpersontodiscussthisreturnwiththeIRS(seepage16)?
Yes.Completethefollowing.No
designee
Designee’s name
Phone
no. ()
Personalidentification number(PIN)
Sign here
Seepage6. for your
Underpenalties ofperjury,IdeclarethatIhaveexamined thisreturn,andtothebestofmyknowledge andbelief,itistrue,correct, and accurately listsallamountsandsourcesofincomeIreceivedduringthetaxyear.Declarationofpreparer(otherthanthetaxpayer)isbased onallinformation ofwhichthepreparer hasanyknowledge.
Preparer’s
address, andZIPcode
ForDisclosure,PrivacyAct,andPaperworkReductionActNotice,seepage32.
Cat.No.11329W
Form1040EZ (20--)
Activity 7.2Form1040EZ
Directions:CompletetheForm1040EZbelow,basedonthisinformation:RonaldB.Mitchell,218SW
82dAvenue,Portland,OR97262-8645.HisSocialSecuritynumberis999-00-3833.Heworkspart-time whileattendingcollegebutisnotclaimedonanotherperson’sreturn.Heearned$10,000insalaryand
$450intips(shownonhisW-2).Heissingleandclaimshimselfasanexemption.Hehas$200interest fromsavingsand$400withheldintaxes.Hedoesnotwishtogive$3tothecampaignfund.(Referto Figure7.3inyourtextbookforthetaxtable.)
Department oftheTreasury—InternalRevenueService
FormIncomeTaxReturnforSingleand
1040EZ
JointFilersWithNoDependents
20––
OMBNo.1545-0074
E
Campaign
(page9)
Checkhereifyou,oryourspouseifajointreturn,want$3togotothisfund
You
Spouse
Income
Attach Form(s)W-2 here.
Enclose,but donotattach, anypayment.
Payments
1 Wages,salaries,andtips.Thisshouldbeshowninbox1ofyourForm(s)W-2.
AttachyourForm(s)W-2.1
2 Taxableinterest.Ifthetotalisover$1,500,youcannotuseForm1040EZ.2
3 Unemployment compensation andAlaskaPermanentFunddividends(seepage10).3
4 Addlines1,2,and3.Thisisyouradjustedgrossincome.4
5 Ifsomeonecanclaimyou(oryourspouseifajointreturn)asadependent,checkthe applicablebox(es) belowandentertheamount fromtheworksheetonback.
YouSpouse
Ifnoonecanclaimyou(oryourspouseifajointreturn),enter$8,750if single;
$17,500ifmarriedfilingjointly.Seebackforexplanation.5
6 Subtractline5fromline4.Ifline5islargerthanline4,enter-0-.
Thisisyourtaxableincome.6
7 Federalincometaxwithheldfrombox2ofyourForm(s)W-2.7
andtax
8a Earnedincomecredit(EIC).
b Nontaxablecombatpayelection.8b
8a
9 Addlines7and8a.Theseareyour totalpayments.
9
10 Tax.Usetheamountonline6abovetofindyourtaxinthetaxtableonpages
18–26ofthebooklet.Then,enterthetaxfromthetableonthisline.10
Refund11a Ifline9islargerthanline10,subtractline10fromline9.Thisisyour refund.
Haveit directly deposited! See page15andfill in11b,11c,
IfForm8888isattached,checkhere
b Routingnumber
c Type:Checking
Savings
11a
and11dor
Form8888.
Amount youowe
d Accountnumber
12 Ifline10islargerthanline9,subtractline9fromline10.Thisis
theamountyouowe.Fordetailsonhowtopay,seepage16.12
Thirdparty
DoyouwanttoallowanotherpersontodiscussthisreturnwiththeIRS(seepage16)?
Yes.Completethefollowing.No
designee
Designee’s name
Phone
no.()
Personalidentification number (PIN)
Sign here
Underpenalties ofperjury,IdeclarethatIhaveexamined thisreturn,andtothebestofmyknowledge andbelief,itistrue,correct, and accurately listsallamountsandsourcesofincomeIreceivedduringthetaxyear.Declarationofpreparer(otherthanthetaxpayer)isbased onallinformation ofwhichthepreparer hasanyknowledge.
ForDisclosure,PrivacyAct,andPaperworkReductionActNotice,seepage32.
Cat.No.11329W
Form1040EZ (20