The Bosteins
Karen and her husband, Jeffrey, are facing a new income tax situation this year. She is a corporate accountant and Jeffrey is an engineer. Their gross salaries total $89,000. Both graduated from four-year universities five years ago and are still paying off large student loans. She is now attending school part-time to prepare for the CPA exam. incurred considerable expenses in the process of adopting an infant this year, and they have the ongoing expense of daycare. In January of last year they closed on their new home. Although trained as an accountant, Karen's work has not involved income tax preparation. Help them consider the following questions.
A) have no dependents to declare.
B) should use the married filing separately filing status.
C) should calculate their taxes itemizing and taking the standard deduction to see which is greater.
D) none of the above.
Answer: C
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