What is miscellaneous income? Using the given information On January 15, of the

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What is miscellaneous income? Using the given information

On January 15, of the current year, Paul's father died. From his father's estate, he received stock valued at $30,000 (father’s basis was $12,000) and his father's house valued at $105,000 (father’s basis in the house was $55,000).

Paul slipped on a wet spot in front of a computer store last July. He broke his ankle and was unable to work for two weeks. He incurred $1,300 in medical costs, all of which were paid by the owner of the store. The store also gave him $1,000 for pain and suffering resulting from the injury. ASCI did not pay his salary during the two weeks he missed because of the accident. However, ASCI's disability insurance plan paid him $1,500 in disability pay for the time he was unable to work. Under this plan, ASCI pays the premiums of $500 for the disability insurance as a taxable fringe benefit. The disability plan premiums and the disability benefit payments were not included in Paul’s W-2 wages reported in paragraph 3.

In August of the current year, he received a federal refund of $60 and a state tax refund of $240 related to the tax returns he filed for the prior year. His itemized deductions for the prior year were $18,430.

Explanation / Answer

Miscellaneous income is any income received outside of typical employee wages. These payments are not reported on Form W-2.

Various misc. incomes in the question are:

Nonemployee Compensation of $ 1300 + $ 1000 = $ 2300 (box 7 of Form 1099-MISC)

Medical and health care payments of $ 1500 + $ 500 = $ 2000 (box 6 of Form 1099-MISC)

Federal refund of $ 60 ( box 4 of Form 1099-MISC)

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