Jason, 39 and single, helps support his mother Maria and his girlfriend Layla, both of whom are U.S. citizens with SSNs and none of whom file a joint tax return with anyone else. Neither Maria or Layla are disabled. Maria, single, did not live with Jason at all in 2020. She lived in her own home across the street from Jason. Jason provided 80% of Maria’s support in 2020 and paid all costs of maintaining a home for Maria. Maria's only income was municipal bond interest of $5,000. Layla, 40, single, lived with Jason for all of 2020, and Jason paid all costs of maintaining the home. Layla had no income in 2020, and Jason provided all of her support.  Which of the following is most accurate?

Jim and Mary Jean are married and have two dependent children under the age of 13. Both parents are gainfully employed and earn salaries in 2021 as follows: $130,000 (Jim) and $5,200 (Mary Jean). To care for their children while they work, Jim and Mary Jean pay Eleanor (Jim’s mother) $5,600. Eleanor does not qualify as a dependent of Jim and Mary Jean. Jim and Mary Jean file a joint Federal income tax return. Compute their credit for child and dependent care expenses.

Shauna Coleman is single. She is employed as an architectural designer for Streamline Design (SD). Shauna wanted to determine her taxable income for this year. She correctly calculated her AGI. However, she wasn't sure how to compute the rest of her taxable income. She provided the following information with hopes that you could use it to determine her taxable income. a. Shauna paid $4,680 for medical expenses for care related to a broken ankle. Also, Shauna's boyfriend, Blake, drove Shauna (in her car) a total of 115 miles to the doctor's office so she could receive care for her broken ankle. b. Shauna paid a total of $3,400 in health insurance premiums during the year (not through an exchange). SD did not reimburse any of this expense. Besides the health insurance premiums and the medical expenses for her broken ankle, Shauna had Lasik eye surgery last year and paid $3,000 for the surgery (she received no insurance reimbursement). She also incurred $450 of other medical expenses for…

Mrs. Cora Yank (age 42) is divorced and has full custody of her 10-year-old son, William. Mrs. Yank works as a medical technician in a Chicago hospital. Her salary was $38,400, from which her employer withheld $1,045 federal income tax and $2,938 employee FICA tax. Several years ago, Mrs. Yank was seriously injured in a traffic accident caused by another driver’s negligence. This year, she received a $25,000 settlement from the driver’s insurance company: $20,000 as compensation for her physical injuries and $5,000 for lost wages during her convalescent period. Because she was unable to work for the first seven weeks of the year, she collected $1,400 unemployment compensation from the state of Illinois. Mrs. Yank earned $629 interest on a savings account. She contributed $800 to a traditional IRA. She is not an active participant in any other qualified retirement plan. Mrs. Yank paid $10,800 rent on the apartment in which she and William live. She received $1,600 alimony and $2,350…

Olivia is an unmarried attorney. Her friend Lana has fallen on hard times since she lost her job.  Olivia allows Lana to reside with her for the entire year and provides over half of Lana’s support. Lana only earned $3,000 for the tax year. What is Olivia’s filing status? Group of answer choices   a)Single, because even though Lana is a dependent, Lana is not related to Olivia.   b)Single, because Lana is not a qualifying child, and only taxpayers with qualifying children can claim head of household.   c)Head of Household, because Olivia has maintained a household for Lana for over ½ of the year.   d)Head of Household, because Lana is Olivia’s qualifying relative, and Olivia has maintained a home for her for over ½ the tax year.

tim is living with his spouse in California when he finds out that his wife is having an affair. Tim packs his bags and leaves the state to move to Indiana, intending on filing separately. Tim and his spouse cohabitated until June. He earned $50,000 during the year, $30,000 of which was in California. She earned $60,000 during the year. How much wage income does Tim have on his California return and from whom? (Remember, the return is being filed separately)   He has $50,000 in state wages from his pay only, since he's no longer in a community property state.   He has $45,000 in state wages, with $15,000 from half of his state-sourced pay and $30,000 from her half of pay.   He has $55,000 in state wages, with $25,000 from half of his total pay and $30,000 from her half of pay.   He has $30,000 in state wages from his state-sourced pay.

Kiara (31) is married. However, she and her two children, Xavier (3) and Shandra (5), moved back in with her parents in 2019, after she separated from her husband. She will not be filing a joint return with her husband. They are all U.S. citizens and have valid social security numbers. Kiara's divorce had not been finalized by the end of 2020, but her husband did not live with her during the year. The children stayed with him 150 nights and the rest of the nights with Kiara. He did not pay any of her household expenses. Since the separation, Kiara and her children have lived in the finished basement apartment that her parents used to rent to local college students. Kiara pays more than half the cost of maintaining the apartment, and neither of the children provided any of their own support. Kiara’s wages and AGI were $43,250; Xavier’s gross income was $0; Shandra’s was $0. Kiara had no other income including foreign income. Kiara will not be releasing any dependent exemptions she may…

Evan and Eileen Carter are husband and wife and file a joint return for 2018. Both are under 65 years of age. They provide more than half of the support of their daughter, Pamela (age 25), who is a full-time medical student. Pamela receives a $5,000 scholarship covering her tuition at college. They furnish all of the support of Belinda (Evan’s grandmother), who is age 80 and lives in a nursing home. They also support Peggy (age 66), who is a friend of the family and lives with them. How many dependents may the Carters claim?

Clay and Marian are married and will file a joint return. Marian is a U.S. citizen with a valid Social Security number. Clay is a resident alien with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). Marian worked in 2022 and earned wages of $32,000. Clay worked part-time and earned wages of $18,000. The Washingtons have two children: Erin, age 12 and Jenny, age 18. The Washingtons provided the total support for their two children, who lived with them in the U.S. all year. Erin and Jenny are U.S. citizens and have valid Social Security numbers. 7. Jenny qualifies the Washingtons for the Credit for Other Dependents. t f

Marianne is a 43-year-old tax attorney who wants to buy life insurance. Marianne's husband Gaetan, 61, is a retired police lieutenant with a substantial pension benefit that provides him and his family with a comfortable lifestyle. The couple has two children: Penny, who is in high school, and Leonard, who is in university on a full scholarship. Marianne's mother Beatrice lives in a retirement home that Marianne pays for. Which of Marianne's family members will experience the greatest financial loss if Marianne were to die prematurely? Select one correct answer from the list 1 2. Gaetan Penny 3. Leonard 4 Beatrice » 0 0 0 0