owl 1. What is the most important date when determining filing status for most t

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owl 1. What is the most important date when determining filing status for most taxpayers? 2. For the purposes of Head of Household filing status, the qualifying person has to be related to the taxpayer a. True b. False For a taxpayer to claim a non-related person as a dependent, how much time during the year must that person live in their home as a member of their household 3. Taxpayers whose spouse has died during the tax year are considered married to that spouse for the entire year, providing the surviving spouse has not remarried. 4. a. True b. False Surviving spouses who do not remarry and have a dependent child may be able to use the Qualifying Widow (er) with Dependent Child filing status in thetax years following the year of the spouse's death 5. a. Two b. Three c. Four d. Five If a taxpayer is married, files a separate return from their spouse, and has a dependent child whom they provide more than half of his or her support, how long must the taxpayer be living apart from their spouse to qualify for the Head of Household filing status: 6. a. b. c. d. All Year More than 9 Months More than 6 Months More than 3 Months For a qualifying child to be claimed as a dependent, (with the exception of children of divorced parents and those with a temporary absence, such as illness, school, business or military service) how long must the child live with the parent during the year? 7. a. The entire year b. Any part of the year c. More than of the year d. There is no time limit

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1. The most important date is the last date of financial year generally December 31st

2. True,

3. Unrelated persons can not be claimed for HoH, however relatives are considered qualifying dependents for the head of household filing status as long as one provided more than half of their financial support and she lived with you for more than half of the year

4. True

5. Two tax years

6. More than 6 years

7. Option C

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