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McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities 3rd Edition by Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver

Edition 3ISBN: 9780078111068
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McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities 3rd Edition by Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver

Edition 3ISBN: 9780078111068
Exercise 5
In 2011, Rick, who is single, has been offered a position as a city landscape consultant.The position pays $125,000 in cash wages.Assume Rick files single and is entitled to one personal exemption.Rick deducts the standard deduction instead of itemized deductions
a.What is the amount of Rick's after-tax compensation (ignore payroll taxes)?
b.?Suppose Rick receives a competing job offer of $120,000 in cash compensation and nontaxable (excluded) benefits worth $4,000.What is the amount of Rick's after-tax compensation for the competing offer? Which job should he take if taxes were the only concern?
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