Rodney and Alice Jones have three small children, ranging in age from 5 to 10. One child is blind and needs special care. Rodney works as an accountant for a large CPA firm and has gross income of $45,000. Alice is a lawyer with a national law firm and earns $48,000. Rodney’s parents are quite old, and he and his two brothers entirely support them according to the following percentages: Rodney 45% Steven 40% Robert 15% The brothers decide that in 2013 Rodney should be allowed to declare his parents as dependents. Rodney’s employer provides group-term life insurance at twice the employee’s annual salary. Rodney is 40 years of age. During 2013, Rodney and Alice receive the following dividends on their jointly held investments: Dividends from Mexico Inc. (Mexican Corp.) $700 Dividends from Widget Steel Corp. 150 They received interest income from the following investments: Interest on State of Ohio highway bonds $800 Interest on deposits in savings and loans 400 The Joneses have itemized deductions of $15,000. Compute their taxable income. Solution.