I:2-37 Dependency Requirements and Child Tax Credit: Divorced Parents. Joe and Joan divorce during the current year.

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I:2-37 Dependency Requirements and Child Tax Credit: Divorced Parents. Joe and Joan divorce during the current year. Joan receives custody of their three children. Joe agrees to pay $5,000 of child support for each child.

a. Assuming no written agreement, who claims their children as dependents, and who claims the child tax credit for them? Explain.

b. Would it make any difference if Joe could prove that he provided over one-half of the support for each child?

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Pearsons Federal Taxation Corporations Partnerships Estates And Trust 2023

ISBN: 9780137730391

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Authors: KENNETH E. ANDERSON, DAVID S. HULSE, TIMOTHY J. RUPERT Richard J. Joseph LeAnn Luna

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