ason is 60 years old. His wife, Anna, died on March 1\" 2017. Jason has not rema

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ason is 60 years old. His wife, Anna, died on March 1" 2017. Jason has not remarried. His deceased spouse had no incom 18. J e. Jason has paid for all of the support for himself, his deceased spouse and their two 5 year old children. What is Jason's filing status? Single. Married jointly or filing separately. Head of household. Qualifying widowler) with dependent child. a. b. c. d. Who will Jason claim on his return? a. Himself b. Anna c. The two children d. All of the Above 19. Jessica is 45 years old, unmarried, and a U.S. citizen with a valid Social Security number. She had $60,000 in wages. Jessica's son Eli, age 21, is unmarried and was a full-time student working on a degree in accounting during 2017. Eli's income was $5,000 in wages, which he used to pay his tultion. He did not provide more than half his own support. Eli lived on campus during the school year, but came home on breaks and for the summer. Eli is in his third year of college. Eli is a U.S. citizen with a valid Social Security number. What is Jessica's filing status: a. b. c. d. Single Married filing jointly or separatehy Qualifying Widow(er) Head of Household Can Jessica claim Eli as her dependent a. Yes b. No 20. Mike is 50 years old and made $36,000 in wages in 2017. He is unmarried and pays all the cost of keeping up his home. Mike's daughter, Brittany, lived with Mike all year. Brittany is 25, single, and had $1,500 in income in 2017. Brittany's son, Hayden, was born in November 2017. Hayden lived in Mike's home since birth. Mike provides more than half of the support for both Brittany and Hayden What is Mike's filing status: a. Single. b. Married jointly c. Head of household. d. Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child. Who can Mike claim as dependents? a. No one b. Mike's daughter, Brittany only c. Brittany's son, Hayden only d. Both Mike and Brittany

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18a). Married Jointly or Filing separately

18b) All of the Above

For the person who has lost their spouse, IRS provides Special filling status so that they are not over burden with the tax liability. It Provides the Surviving Spouse to file either single with married status or Jointly with deceased spouse for the tax year in which he/she lost their spouse.

19a)Head of Household

19b)YES

In order to file as Head of household , you should be unmarried, Paying more than 50% of the household expenses and must have qualified dependant.

In order to be qualified dependant, He should be an US citizen,a relative/member of the family, receives more than 50% support for his expenses and if his age is under 24 as on 31st december of tax year and a full time student

20)a) Single

20b) No one

In order to claim as qualified dependant , the child must be less than 24 years however in this case it is 25 years so Mike's daughter Brittany can not be considered as qualified dependant.

Mike can claim his grandson has his qualified dependant however he born in the month of november, so he is not completed 6 months of stay with mike to be eiligible for dependant.

Since Mike does not any qualified dependant and he is unmarried, he can only file return as single

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