Cecil cashed in a Series EE savings bond with a redemption value of $13,000 and an original cost of $9,100. For each of the following independent scenarios, calculate the amount of interest Cecil will include in his gross income assuming he files as a single taxpayer: Note: Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable. Required: Cecil plans to spend all of the proceeds to pay his son's tuition at State University. Cecil's son is a full-time student, and Cecil claims his son as a dependent. Cecil estimates his modified adjusted gross income at $53,400.

Cecil cashed in a Series EE savings bond with a redemption value of $13,000 and an original cost of $9,100. For each of the following independent scenarios, calculate the amount of interest Cecil will include in his gross income assuming he files as a single taxpayer: Note: Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable. Required: Cecil plans to spend all of the proceeds to pay his son's tuition at State University. Cecil's son is a full-time student, and Cecil claims his son as a dependent. Cecil estimates his modified adjusted gross income at $53,400.

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