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Jane and Ed Rochester Are Married with a 2-Year-Old Child

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Jane and Ed Rochester are married with a 2-year-old child, who lives with them and whom they support financially.In 2019, Ed and Jane realized the following items of income and expense:
 Item Amount  Ed’s Salary 35,000 Jarie’s Salary 70,000 Muricipal bond interest income 400 Qualified business income 1,000 Alimony paid for AGI deduction) (7,000) Real property tax (from AGI deduction) (10,000) Charitable contributions (from AGI) (15,000)\begin{array} { l r } \text { Item}&\text { Amount } \\\text { Ed's Salary } & 35,000\\\text { Jarie's Salary } & 70,000 \\\text { Muricipal bond interest income } &400 \\\text { Qualified business income } & 1,000 \\\text { Alimony paid for AGI deduction) } &( 7,000 ) \\\text { Real property tax (from AGI deduction) } & ( 10,000 ) \\\text { Charitable contributions (from AGI) } &( 15,000 ) \\\end{array} They also qualified for a $2,000 child tax credit.Their employers withheld $5,800 in federal income taxes from their paychecks (in the aggregate).Finally, the 2019 standard deduction amount for MFJ taxpayers is $24,400.
What are the couple's taxes due or tax refund? (Use the tax rate schedules, not tax tables.)

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