Nick is married and has three children in college. his wife is a homemaker. nick has an adjusted gross income of $37,400. if nick’s standard deduction is $11,900, his itemized deduc- tions are $12,200, and he gets an exemption of $3,800 for himself, his wife, and each dependent, what is his taxable income?

taxable income is $21,400

Explanation:

given data

adjusted gross income = $37,400

standard deduction = $11,900

itemized deductions = $12,200

exemption = $3,800

to find out

what is his taxable income

solution

we know that taxable income which is taxpayer is responsible for paying income tax

so taxable income = adjusted gross income - ( itemized deduction or standard deduction ) whichever is higher - exemption      1

put here value

taxable income = 37,400 - 12,200 - 3,800

taxable income = 21400

so taxable income is $21,400

c.

explanation:

regressive tax taxes the poor and less of the wealthy. this the rich get richer and the poor get more poor. this would create a large wealth gap.