David R. and Margaret J. Klaassen - Page 6

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          income means petitioners' taxable income determined with the                
          adjustments provided in section 56.                                         
               Petitioners' taxable income for 1994 was $34,092.47, the               
          amount reported on line 37 of Form 1040.                                    
               As relevant herein, the adjustments provided in section                
          56(b) are threefold.  First, section 56(b)(1)(A)(ii) states that            
          no itemized deduction for State and local taxes shall be allowed            
          in computing alternative minimum taxable income.  Second, section           
          56(b)(1)(B) states that in determining the amount allowable as a            
          deduction for medical expenses, a floor of 10 percent shall be              
          applied in lieu of the regular 7.5 percent floor.  See sec.                 
          213(a).  Third, section 56(b)(1)(E) states that no personal                 
          exemptions shall be allowed in computing alternative minimum                
          taxable income.                                                             
               The effect of section 56(b)(1)(A)(ii), (b)(1)(B), and                  
          (b)(1)(E) is to increase petitioners' taxable income by: (1)                
          $3,263.56, the amount claimed on petitioners' Schedule A for                
          State and local taxes; (2) $2,076.41, the difference between the            
          amount allowable as a deduction for medical expenses on Schedule            
          A and the amount allowable as a deduction for medical expenses              
          for purposes of the alternative minimum tax; and (3) $29,400, the           
          amount claimed on petitioners' Form 1040 for personal exemptions.           
               After taking into account the foregoing three adjustments,             
          petitioners' alternative minimum taxable income for 1994 equals             
          $68,832.44.  Alternative minimum taxable income exceeds the                 




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