8. Margaret and her sister support their mother and together provide 85 percent of their mothers support.

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8. Margaret and her sister support their mother and together provide 85 percent of their mother’s support. If Margaret provides 40 percent of her mother’s support:

a. Her sister is the only one who can claim their mother as a dependent

b. Neither Margaret nor her sister may claim their mother as a dependent

c. Both Margaret and her sister may claim their mother as a dependent

d. Margaret and her sister may split the dependency exemption

e. Margaret may claim her mother as a dependent if her sister agrees in a multiple support agreement

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Income Tax Fundamentals 2011

ISBN: 9780538469197

29th Edition

Authors: Gerald E. Whittenburg, Martha Altus-Buller

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