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Payments made for 2017 expenditures not already mentioned are as follows:

Payments made for 2017 expenditures not already mentioned are as follows: Payment of Gabrielle's legal fees and court costs incident to her divorce $9,000 Medical— Medicare B insurance premiums for Andy and Sarah 2,244 Health care premiums for dependents 3,600 Dental implants for Sarah 8,000 Taxes on personal residence 3,600 Interest on home mortgage 2,200 Cash donations to New Samaria Baptist Church, McKinney, TX 1,200 Professional journals: Oil- and gas-related (Andy) 160 Art-related (Sarah) 120 Dues to professional organizations (Andy) 140 State professional license fee (Andy) 250 2016 tax return preparation fee ($200 for Andy's business; $250 for Sarah's business; $450 for personal income tax return) 900 Texas does not impose an income tax, so the Clarks choose the state and local sales tax option. In addition to the state general sales tax, the local sales tax rate is 2% (1% city; 1% community development). They do not keep track of sales tax expenditures for routine purchases (e.g., clothes, prepared foods) but can verify the sales tax on exceptional items (i.e., big-ticket purchases such as the RV).

-Requirements 2017 income tax return (with all appropriate forms schedules) for the Clarks following these guidelines: • Make necessary assumptions for information not given in the problem but needed to complete the return. • The Clarks are employing the same tax return preparer who completed their tax return for the prior year. • The taxpayers have substantiation (e.g., records, receipts) to support all transactions for the year. • If a refund is due, the Clarks want it applied to next year's tax liability. • The Clarks do not want to contribute to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund

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