Determining Gross Income (4 points): Marta and her ex-husband Robbie divorced in 2023. Since then, Marta has maintained custody over their son Michael, who is 14. Before the start of 2024, Robbie moved across town to a townhouse. Marta is a middle school teacher, and Robbie is dentist. Marta earned $39,500 for the year in salary, and Robbie earned $95,750 in salary. As part of the divorce agreement, Marta was able to keep the house, which they originally paid $210,000 for in 2014 for but is now worth $325,000 in 2024. In the divorce agreement, Robbie agreed to pay $25,800 per year in support of their child Michael. Determine the total recognizable gross income for Marta in 2024.

Determining AGI (4 points): In 2024, Carlita moved across the country from the east coast to the west coast. She was moving because the advertising agency she worked for wanted her to relocate to work with a big new client the company had landed on the west coast. Her company reimbursed $9,000 of moving expenses (her total cost for the move), and her total wages for the year were $121,000. While living on the west coast, she began volunteering for a children’s hospital doing public relations for their office. She estimated her time volunteering at the hospital during the year was worth $6,100. She also paid $365 in professional dues to the American Association of Advertising Agencies at the beginning of the year, which was not reimbursed by her employer. Determine Carlita’s AGI for 2024.

Use the following tax structure to answer Part 1 and Part 2. Taxpayer Taxable Income Total Tax Chandler $80,000 $25,000 Monica $60,000 $25,000 Phoebe $35,000 $25,000 Joey $35,000 ? Rachel $60,000 $25,000 Ross $80,000 $25,000   Rachel and Monica agree that a tax system should be fair in the sense that it should have vertical equity. However, while Rachel thinks that vertical equity should be assessed in terms of the tax dollars paid by taxpayers, Monica thinks it should be assessed based on the tax rate applied to taxpayers. Ignoring the potential amount of tax Joey pays in the tax structure above, who is likely to think the tax structure above is fair in terms of vertical equity? (4 points)

Identifying qualifying children (4 points): The Striker household has 6 people in it. All the individuals are U.S. citizens and, outside of Warren and Janet, none of the other individuals are married. The following activity occurred in 2024. Two parents: Warren and Janet, who are married and file jointly. Three children: Lea (age 16), Rex (age 20), and Tim (age 22) Lea lives with Warren and Janet all year and is entirely supported by them. Rex is an undergraduate college student at George Mason and lives in the dorm while at school but at home during the summer. He is a great student and earned a merit based scholarship to cover his tuition and fees of $10,000 that requires no service on his part. His parents pay $14,000 for his dorm costs, meal plan, and medical/dental care for the year. Rex does not have any additional income of his own. Tim lives at home with his parents all year and is unemployed. He does not attend school. His parents cover all of his housing, food, and insurance costs totaling $20,000 per year. Janet’s mother: Karen (77). She lives with Warren and Janet the entire year and does not work or file a separate tax return. She is entirely supported by Warren and Janet. Determine the number of “qualifying children” Warren and Janet have for purposes of filing status.

How did “New Trade Theories” differ from theories that came before them?

Economists Heckscher and Ohlin described differences in countries’ areas of “advantage” in terms of which of the following factors?

It is important to teach your patient that this specific ophthalmic medication will result in dilation and photosensitivity for a few hours after administration

Which of the following would be considered an underlying condition of respiratory alkalosis

What should be included in Ms. Jones’ discharge planning to minimize the risk of injury to her operative eye?

According to Michael Porter’s theory of competitive advantage, which of the following is true?