7. The parent of the taxpayer can qualify the taxpayer for head of household status even though the parent does not live with the taxpayer, but only if the taxpayer provides over half of the parent's household costs for the year and claims the parent as a dependent.

a. True

b. False

8. The personal exemption of $4,000 for a deceased spouse who died on July 10, 2015 does not have to be prorated for the portion of the year the decedent lived.

a. True

b. False

9. Married filing jointly and qualifying widow(er) share the same income tax rates.

a. True

b. False

10. A 25-year-old unmarried taxpayer with only three income items, consisting of $99,900 in salary, $99 of interest earned and credited to her bank savings account, and $302 of interest earned on tax-exempt municipal bonds, can use Form 1040EZ.

a. True

b. False