Sally’s adjusted gross income is $38,000. She owns a home an…

Sally’s adjusted gross income is $38,000. She owns a home and has mortgage interest expense of $9500, charitable contributions of $1500, property tax of $7,000 and interest on her car loan of $2,100. This year she also had medical expenses of $2,000. She is allowed a standard deduction of $12,000. What is Sally’s taxable income?

It is December 10th and you have a stock that you purchased…

It is December 10th and you have a stock that you purchased last January 5th, which has increased in value by more than $3,000. You think the stock will not significantly increase or decrease in value over the next month or so, and you would like to take your gain. What should you do?