1. Theodore, age 74, and Maureen, age 59, are married taxpayers with two dependents. Their adjusted gross income for the 2018 tax year is $43,600, and they have itemized deductions of $7,800. Determine the following for Theodore and Maureen's 2018 income tax return: ​ a. The greater of the amount of their standard deduction or their itemized deductions b. Their taxable income   2. Jeri is single and supports her 45-year-old son who has income of $350 from working in a pumpkin patch during October and lives in his own apartment.   a. Can she claim him as a dependent?  b. Can she claim head of household filing status? Why or why not

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1. Theodore, age 74, and Maureen, age 59, are married taxpayers with two dependents. Their adjusted gross income for the 2018 tax year is $43,600, and they have itemized deductions of $7,800. Determine the following for Theodore and Maureen's 2018 income tax return:

a.

The greater of the amount of their standard deduction or their itemized deductions

b.

Their taxable income

 

2. Jeri is single and supports her 45-year-old son who has income of $350 from working in a pumpkin patch during October and lives in his own apartment.

 

a. Can she claim him as a dependent? 
b. Can she claim head of household filing status? Why or why not? 

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