Interview Notes . John and Marsha are both 30 years old They are not married and

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Interview Notes . John and Marsha are both 30 years old They are not married and lived together all year Marsha had $35,000 in wages during 2017. John earned $10,000 in wages John has two children from a previous relatio nship. Mark is 9 and Kevin is 6 years old Mark and Kevin lived with Marsha and John for all f 2017 Mark and Kevin did not provide over half of their own support - Marsha paid all the rent, utlities, and household expenses. John occasionally paid for groceries but did not pay any household expenses . John, Marsha, Mark and Kevin are all US citizens with valid Social Security numbers 10 What are the correct filing statuses? CA Both John and Marsha must file as Single OB. John and Marsha can choose which one files as Head of Household OC Both John and Marsha can file as Head of Household CD. John can file as Head of Household and Marsha must file as Single Back Next Skip First Skipped Question Next Skipped Question Help

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The first eligibity criteria for filing as head of household is that Marsha has paid for morethan half of the expenses.Marsha has paid all the rent, utilities and all the household expenses.Marsha qualifies as a head of household because she is not married and have paid more than half the cost of maintaining a home. Moreover, John is eligible to be the head of house hold because he is not living with the spouse and have dependent children. Therefor the answer is C.

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