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24 А. А AaBbCcDd AaBbCcDdi AaBbC( AaB 1 Normal 1 No Spac... Heading 1 Head Paragraph Styles Chapter 2: Filing Status & Injured Spouse Exercise Select the best answer to the questions below by highlighting the answer. 1) Michael provided all the cost of keeping up his home for the year. Michael's son, Justin lived with him the entire year. Justin is 22 and was not a full-time student during the tax year, so he cannot be Michael's qualifying child. Although Justin only worked part-time, he earned too much for Michael to claim him as a qualifying relative dependent. Can Michael file Head of Household? a) Yes b) No 2) Nancy is single and lives alone. Nancy's mother, Maxine, lives alone in another city. Maxine receives social security payments, but has no other income. Nancy pays all of the costs of keeping up the home her mother lives in, and provides over half her support. Nancy can claim a dependency exemption for her mother. Can Nancy file Head of Household? a) Yes b) No 3) Jane and Todd are not married. They have one daughter together, Amanda. Jane and Amanda lived together all year in an apartment. Todd lived alone. Todd earns a lot more than Jane, and helps her out with living expenses. He paid over half the cost of Jane's rent and utilities. He also gave Jane extra money for groceries. Todd does not pay any expenses or support for any other family member. Can Todd file as Head of Household? a) Yes b) No 4) To determine if a widowed taxpayer can use the Qualifying Widow(es) with Dependent Child status, you need to know all the following information EXCEPT a) The year the spouse died b) If the taxpayer filed a joint return for the year the spouse died d Whether the taxpayer furnished more than half the cost for keeping up the main home of a qualified child d) That the taxpayer did not remarry before the end of the tax year i 99.

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Question 1:-

The correct answer for the question is Option B - No. Michael would be ineligible to file as a Head of the Household status for the tax year. Michael fails to satisfy the below conditions because of which he would be ineligible to file as a Head of Household.

a.) Justin (Michael's son) cannot be claimed as a dependent because he has earned income by himself during the year and hence Michael will not be able to claim Justin as a dependent.

While Michael has satisfied other requirements like the marital status and cost of home upkeep during the year, since there is no qualifying dependent, Michael will not be able to file as a Head of Household during the year.

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