Lisa and Collin Are Married

Essay

Lisa and Collin are married. Lisa works as an engineer and earns a salary of $193,000. Collin works at a beauty salon and reported wages of $78,000. Lisa received $800 of interest from corporate bonds and $325 of interest from a municipal bond. Lisa acquired these bonds prior to her marriage to Collin. Collin's father passed away on April 14. He inherited cash of $54,500 and his baseball card collection, valued at $2,150. As beneficiary of his father's life insurance policy, Collin also received $156,000. The couple spent a weekend in Atlantic City in November and came home with gambling winnings of $2,170. Collin was injured in an accident at the salon. He was unable to work for a month, but during this time he received $6,940 from disability insurance he purchased several years ago. Collin also received $2,230 in workers' compensation, and $1,640 from the salon for the emotional trauma he suffered from the accident. Calculate Lisa and Collin's gross income for this year, assuming they will file married filing jointly.