Tax Return Problem: Trust Tax Return, Form 1041 Prepare the 2016 fiduciary incom

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Tax Return Problem: Trust Tax Return, Form 1041 Prepare the 2016 fiduciary income tax return (Form 1041) for the Reed Trust. In addition, determine the amount and character of the income and expense items that each beneficiary must report for 2016 and prepare a Schedule K-1 for Leslie Reed. Omit all alternative minimum tax consequences. The 2016 activities of the trust include the following: Dividend income, U.S. stocks Taxable interest Income Tax-exempt interest income Fiduciary fees $20,000 50,000 10,000 8,000 The trust and Leslie both use the calendar tax year. Under the terms of the trust instrument, fiduciary's fees are allocated to income. The trustee must distribute all of the entity's accounting income to Leslie Reed, by February 15 of the following year. The trustee followed this charge and made no other distributions during the year. Fiduciary's fees properly were assigned as an offset to taxable interest income. The trust was created on July 8, 1996. There are no tax credits for the year, and none of the entity's income was derived from a personal services contract. The trust has no economic interest in any foreign trust. The federal identification number is 88-8888888. The trustee, Rocklin State Bank, is located at 2791 Bluffs Drive, Rocklin, CA 95766. Its employer identification number is 89-1234567. Leslie lives at 4700 College Oak Drive, Sacramento, CA 95841 and her social security number is 987-66-5432

Explanation / Answer

The estate’s or trust’s taxable income is computed using the following formula:

Gross income

Less

Deductible trust expenses

Less

Personal exemption amount

Equals

Taxable income before distribution deduction

Less

Distribution deduction

Equals

Taxable income

Times

Applicable tax rates

Equals

Tax liability

Gross income

Less

Deductible trust expenses

Less

Personal exemption amount

Equals

Taxable income before distribution deduction

Less

Distribution deduction

Equals

Taxable income

Times

Applicable tax rates

Equals

Tax liability

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