Larry and Laura Morton have one child. Tina is a 15 year old high sch sophomore. Laura's sister, Meg (23 years old), also lives with them and they furnish over half of her support. Meg earns $3,000 working part-time. Larry and Morton's AGI is $170,000. What are the total amounts of their credits for dependents? (Note: some prior knowledge of dependency status is assumed here - SEE Chapter 3

Larry and Laura Morton have one child. Tina is a 15 year old high sch sophomore. Laura's sister, Meg (23 years old), also lives with them and they furnish over half of her support. Meg earns $3,000 working part-time. Larry and Morton's AGI is $170,000. What are the total amounts of their credits for dependents? (Note: some prior knowledge of dependency status is assumed here - SEE Chapter 3

SWFT Comprehensive Vol 2020

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Chapter3: Computing The Tax

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