1. Mr B can claim his son as dependant is his annual return as his son is under
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1. Mr B can claim his son as dependant is his annual return as his son is under 24 years age and student, his earned income is less than $6200 and unearned income is less than $1000.
2. The marriage status of a couple depends on the status on the last day of the year. As James & Edna got legally separated on 31st Dec, theu will be treated as divorced. Both of them needs to file individual return.
3.. Assuming Mrs W's son was less than 19 years of age , Mrs W can claim the filing status of Qualifying Widower with dependent child for the year 2 & 3 after the death of her husband in year 1. Same satus can be maintained if the child who qualifies her for this filing status dies during the year. She must have provided more than half of the cost of keeping up a home that was the child's main home during the entire part of the year he or she died.
Explanation / Answer
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The statement is true.
The son is dependent, since his incomes are less than the prescribed standard deduction limits. Therefore, the son does not require to file a tax return. The standard deduction limits are $6,200 for earned income and $1,000 for unearned income.
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