8. In each of the following independent situations, determine Winston’s filing s
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8. In each of the following independent situations, determine Winston’s filing status for 2018. Winston is not married.
a) Winston lives alone, but he maintains a household in which his parents live. The mother qualifies as Winston’s dependent, but the father does not.
b) Winston lives alone but maintains a household in which his married daughter, Karin, lives. Both Karin and her husband (Winston’s son in law) qualify as Winston’s dependents.
c) Winston maintains a household in which he and a family friend, Ward, live. Ward qualifies as Winston’s dependent.
d) Winston maintains a household in which he and his mother in law live. Winston’s wife died in 2017.
e) Same as part (d), except that Winston’s wife disappeared (i.e., she did not die) in 2016.
9. Compute the number of dependents in each of the following independent situations:
a) Reginald, a US citizen and resident, contributes 100% of the support of his parents who are citizens of Canada and live there.
b) Pablo, a US citizen and resident, contributes 100% of the support of his parents, who are citizens of Panama. Pablo’s father is a resident of Panama, and his mother is a legal resident of the United States.
c) Gretchen, a US citizen and resident, contributes 100% of the support of her parents who are US citizens but residents of Germany.
d) Elena is a US citizen and a resident of Italy. Her household includes Carlos, a four-year-old adopted son who is a citizen of Spain.
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Particulars Answer Explanation a) Head of household if one parent is qualified as independent, then it's enough and he will be qualified as Head of the household. b) Single Simply because Head of household status requires that the dependent be a member of the taxpayer's household. c) Single The Dependent must meet the relationship test. therefore, he must use single filing status. d) Can qualify as Head of Household If mother-in-law is his dependent, Winston can qualify as head of household. e) Married-Separate Winston is still married, he cannot file as head of household. He doesn't qualify the requirement of an Abandoned spouse. Mother-in-law is not a child.Related Questions
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