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Hope is a marketing manager at a local company. Information about her 2016 income and expenses is as follows:
 Income received \text { Income received }
 Income received  Salary $150,000 Taxes withheld from salary:  Federal income tax $30,000 State income tax 8,000 Social Security tax 7,347 Medicare tax 2,175 Interest income from bank 6,000 Dividend income from U.S.stocks 4,000 Short-term capital gain 2,000 Long-term capital gain 3,000 te income taxrefund from last year 500 penses paid:  Unreimbursed dental and eyecar $1,800 Property taxes on her home 3,900 Fees paid to town for garbage pick-up 400 Stock donated to American Red Cross; FMV $5,000; purchased  three years ago for $3,100 Dues paid to American Marketing Association 600 Subscription to professional marketing journals 300 Fee for preparation of 2015 tax return and IRS audit assistance 2,000 Investment advisor fee 1,000 Home mortgage interest 10,000 Interest on borrowing to purchase investment assets 11,000 Interest on car loan 1,100\begin{array}{|l|c|}\hline \text { Income received } & \\\hline \text { Salary } & \$ 150,000\\\hline\text { Taxes withheld from salary: } \\\text { Federal income tax }\quad \quad \$ 30,000 \\\text { State income tax } \quad \quad \quad 8,000 \\\text { Social Security tax } \quad \quad 7,347 \\\text { Medicare tax } \quad\quad \quad \quad 2,175\\\hline \text { Interest income from bank } & 6,000 \\\hline \text { Dividend income from U.S.stocks } & 4,000 \\\hline \text { Short-term capital gain } & 2,000 \\\hline \text { Long-term capital gain } & 3,000 \\\hline \text { te income taxrefund from last year } & 500\\\hline \text { penses paid: } & \\\hline \text { Unreimbursed dental and eyecar } & \$ 1,800 \\\hline \text { Property taxes on her home } & 3,900 \\\hline \text { Fees paid to town for garbage pick-up } & 400 \\\hline \text { Stock donated to American Red Cross; FMV } \$ 5,000 \text {; purchased } \\\text { three years ago for } \$ 3,100 &\\\hline \text { Dues paid to American Marketing Association } & 600 \\\hline \text { Subscription to professional marketing journals } & 300 \\\hline \text { Fee for preparation of } 2015 \text { tax return and IRS audit assistance } & 2,000 \\\hline \text { Investment advisor fee } & 1,000 \\\hline \text { Home mortgage interest } & 10,000 \\\hline \text { Interest on borrowing to purchase investment assets } & 11,000 \\\hline \text { Interest on car loan } & 1,100\\\hline\end{array} Compute Hope's taxable income for the year in good form. Show all supporting computations. Hope is single, and she elects to itemize her deductions each year. Assume she does not make any elections regarding the investment interest expense. Also assume that her tax profile was similar in the preceding year.

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