Trudy and ben file a joint return. trudy’s reported income creates $200 of income tax and ben’s reported income creates $180 of income tax. in addition to the reported income, trudy has unreported income on which she owes $50 of income tax. how much of the $430 potential tax liability is ben liable for?

Ben is liable for the entire potential tax liability of $430.

Explanation:

In the case of a joint return, Trudy and Ben are jointly liable for the potential tax although Trudy reported income creates $200 of income tax and the income of Ben only creats $180 of income tax, they are equally liable to pay the potential tax liability.

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two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of yosemite valley, i found a book. it was blotted and storm-beaten; all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. the paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however; many of the inner pages were well preserved. and although all were more or less stained and torn, whole chapters were easily readable. this is the condition of the great open book of yosemite glaciers today; its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.

two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of yosemite valley; i found a book. it was blotted and storm-beaten, all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. the paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however, many of the inner pages were well preserved. and although all were more or less stained and torn; whole chapters were easily readable. this is the condition of the great open book of yosemite glaciers today, its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.