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b.Same as Part a except that Brian is a part-time student.
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c.Sherry is age 22 and Wes and Tina’s daughter. She is a full-
time student and lives in the college dormitory. Wes and Tina provide
over 50% of her support. Sherry works part-time as a bookkeeper and
earned $5,000.
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d.Same as Part c except that Sherry is a part-time student.
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e.Granny, age 82, is Tina’s grandmother and lives with Wes and
Tina. During the current year, Granny’s only sources of income were
her Social Security of $4,800 and interest on U.S. bonds of $4,500.
Granny uses her income to pay for 40% of her total support, Wes and
Tina provide the remainder of Granny’s support.
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Filing Status, Dependency Exemptions, and Child Credit. For the
following taxpayers, indicate which tax form should be used, the
applicable filing status, and the number of personal and dependency
exemptions available, and the number of children who qualify for the
child credit.
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a.Arnie is a single college student who earned $7,700 working
part-time. He had $200 of interest income and received $1,000 of
support from his parents.
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b.Buddy is a single college student who earned $7,700 working
part-time. He had $1,600 of interest income and received $1,000 of
support from his parents.
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c.Cindy is divorced and received $6,000 of alimony from her
former husband and earned $12,000 working as a secretary. She also
received $1,800 of child support for her son who lives with her.