Tax Scenario & Facts:

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Name & Taxpayer Information & Spouse Information & Dependent Information \\
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& Henry Taxpayer \newline 123 Main Street & Ruth Taxpayer & Amy Taxpayer \newline 129 Mint \\
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Address & 123 Main Street, Big Rock, TN 37023 & 123 Main Street, Big Rock, TN 37023 & 123 Main Street, Big Rock, TN 37023 \\
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Marital Status & Married & Married & Single \\
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SSN & 305-44-0002 & 305-44-0001 & 305-44-0003 \\
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DOB & 05/11/1970 & 05/11/1975 & 01/01/2002 \\
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Occupation & Construction worker & Housewife & Student pursuing a bachelor's degree in Accounting \\
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Daytime Telephone & 903-575-0000 & - & - \\
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Taxpayer information:
- Taxpayer did not serve in the Military.
- The taxpayer lived in TN all year.
- Henry is a construction worker who made \[tex]$90,000.00 in taxable income.
- No foreign assets or accounts, No crypto, did not have marketplace insurance.

\ \textless \ strong\ \textgreater \ Spouse information:\ \textless \ /strong\ \textgreater \
- Ruth loves to paint and sold one of her paintings to her friend for \$[/tex]3,000.00. Ruth does not paint to make a profit and does not depend on the income for her livelihood; this is the only sale she has had in all the time she has been painting and she does not anticipate selling to anyone else. She had the following expenses:
- Supplies: \[tex]$800.00
- Small Tools: \$[/tex]420.00

Dependent information:
- Amy is in her first year of college. No convictions.
- Amy is a full-time student.
- Amy lived in the school dorms.
- If any facts are missing, please assume they do not apply to the taxpayers.

Documents:
- W-2 statement (Click Here to View).
- 1098-T: (Click Here to View)

Helpful Links:
- [irs.gov](https://www.irs.gov)
- [IRS Publication 17 (2022)](https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/p17-2022.pdf)

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Answer :

To determine the taxable incomes for Henry and Ruth, we'll go through the scenario step-by-step for the given year.

### Taxpayer Information:
1. Henry:
- Occupation: Construction worker
- Taxable Income: [tex]$90,000.00 2. Ruth: - Hobby: Painting - Income from selling a painting: $[/tex]3,000.00
- Expenses related to painting:
- Supplies: [tex]$800.00 - Small Tools: $[/tex]420.00

### Step-by-Step Solution

1. Calculate Ruth's Hobby Income:
Ruth made [tex]$3,000 from selling her painting. To calculate the taxable income, we need to subtract the allowable expenses from this income. \[ \text{Allowable Expenses} = \text{Supplies} + \text{Tools} = \$[/tex]800.00 + \[tex]$420.00 = \$[/tex]1,220.00
\]

2. Ruth's Taxable Income Calculation:
Subtract the allowable expenses from Ruth's hobby income:

[tex]\[ \text{Ruth's Taxable Income} = \$3,000.00 - \$1,220.00 = \$1,780.00 \][/tex]

Ruth's painting activity is considered a hobby. Hence, expenses are limited to the hobby income itself.
If after subtracting expenses, if the result is negative, it would be limited to [tex]$0. But here we have a positive amount left. 3. Combined Income Calculation: Now, we combine Henry's taxable income with Ruth's taxable income: \[ \text{Combined Taxable Income} = \text{Henry's Income} + \text{Ruth's Taxable Income} = \$[/tex]90,000.00 + \[tex]$1,780.00 = \$[/tex]91,780.00
\]

### Final Results:
- Ruth's Taxable Income: \[tex]$1,780.00 - Combined Taxable Income: \$[/tex]91,780.00

These amounts represent the taxable incomes that need to be reported for the given tax year.