7-4 Forms 1040EZ and 1040A 355
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YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Suppose that a single taxpayer’s wages are w dollars and taxable
interest is d dollars. Write an algebraic expression for the taxpayer’s
taxable income.
EXAMPLE 2
What is Elizabeth’s tax?
SOLUTION Through employer withholding, Elizabeth has already
paid $15,884 in federal taxes. She must use the tax tables to deter-
mine the tax she owes. From the tax table, Elizabeth owes $15,250.
She enters her income tax withheld from her W-2 and the tax table
amount in the payments and tax section of the tax form as shown.
At
least
But
less
than
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15,100 11,44475,000 75,050
75,050 75,100 15,113 11,456
75,100 75,150 15,125 11,469
75,150 75,200 15,138 11,481
75,200 75,250 15,150 11,494
75,250 75,300 15,163 11,506
75,300 75,350 15,175 11,519
75,350 75,400 15,188 11,531
75,400 75,450 15,200 11,544
75,450 75,500 15,213 11,556
75,500 75,550 15,225 11,569
75,550 75,600 15,238 11,581
75,600 75,650 15,250 11,594
75,650 75,700 15,263 11,606
75,700 75,750 15,275 11,619
75,750 75,800 15,288 11,631
75,800 75,850 15,300 11,644
75,850 75,900 15,313 11,656
75,900 75,950 15,325 11,669
75,950 76,000 15,338 11,681
Single Married
filing
jointly
CHECK
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YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Suppose that Elizabeth had been fi ling as married fi ling jointly with
her husband, and their combined taxable income was the same as
reported on line 6. Why is that tax lower?
EXAMPLE 3
Does Elizabeth get a refund or owe the government money? In either
case, determine that amount.
SOLUTION Elizabeth compares the amount her employer withheld
with the amount she actually owes. Form 1040EZ leads taxpayers
through the steps necessary to make the determination as to whether
they owe or are owed money. Elizabeth is asked whether the total
withheld payments are greater than the calculated tax from the tax
table. If yes, then Elizabeth overpaid her taxes and she would get a
refund. This is the case for Elizabeth. As instructed, Elizabeth subtracts
the calculated tax from the total payments to determine her refund.
15,884 − 15,250 = 634
Elizabeth will get $634 as her federal tax refund.
Notice that Elizabeth has included her bank information so that her
refund can be directly deposited into her bank account. To complete her
return, Elizabeth must sign it, attach the federal copy of her W-2 form
to the return, and mail it to the appropriate IRS offi ce for processing.
Payments
and tax
Earned income credit (EIC) (see page 12).
7 7
Tax. Use the amount on line 6 above to find your tax in the tax table on pages
28–36 of the booklet. Then, enter the tax from the table on this line. 11
Add lines 7, 8a, and 9. These are your total payments.
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8a 8a
Federal income tax withheld from box 2 of your Form(s) W-2.
Nontaxable combat pay election.
8b
Recovery rebate credit (see worksheet on pages 17 and 18).9 9
10
11
10
b
0
00
$15,884
00
$15,884 00
00
$15,250
Refund
12a
12a
If line 11 is larger than line 10, subtract line 10 from line 11. This is
the amount you owe. For details on how to pay, see page 19.
13
13
mount
ou owe
b Routing number
Account number
c
Type:
Checking
Have it directly
eposited! See
page 18 and fill
in 12b, 12c,
nd 12d or
Form 8888.
d
Savings
If line 10 is larger than line 11, subtract line 11 from line 10. This is your refund.
If Form 8888 is attached, check here
$634 00
0
X
100
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2
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