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Question 6
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Assuming spouses do not live apart for the entire year, joint filing is not a prerequisite to claiming:
Earned income credit Net operating losses
Net operating losses
(You Answered) Deduction for IRA contributionson behalf of a nonworking spouse
Dependent care credit
Question 8
Incorrect
Which of the following is not a requirement in determining whether a taxpayer who is legally married can be considered unmarried for head of household filing-status purposes?
(You Answered) An individual’s spouse must not have lived in the home for the last six months of the tax year.
An individual must maintain a household that, for more than one-half the year, was the principal residence of the taxpayer’s dependent child.
An individual must file a separate return.
A taxpayer’s home must be, for the entire year, the main home of the dependent child, stepchild, or adopted child whom the taxpayer, or the noncustodial parent, can properly claim as a dependent.
Question 9
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Malcolm and Glenda Jackson divorced on June 1, 2014. Their one minor child lived with Glenda all of 2014. Glenda worked all year to keep the home for herself and her minor child. The divorce decree awarded the exemption for the child to Malcolm. Glenda’s proper filing status is:
(You Answered) Single
Head of household
Married filing separately
Married filing jointly