Advanced Scenario 5: Fran Emerson Directions Using the tax software, complete the tax return, including Form 1040 and all appropriate forms, schedules, or worksheets. Answer the questions following the scenario. Note: When entering Social Security numbers (SSNs) or Employer Identification Numbers (EINs), replace the Xs as directed, or with any four digits of your choice. Interview Notes Frans husband died in March 2017. Fran filed a joint return with her husband for 2017. She has not remarried. Fran provided the entire cost of maintaining the household and all the support for her children, Meredith and Oliver, in 2018. Frans older brother, Howard, lives with her and is permanently and totally disabled. He received disability income which he used to provide more than half of his own support. Oliver attended day care while Fran worked. In September 2018, Frans daughter, Meredith, enrolled in college to pursue a bachelors degree. She had no previous post-secondary education. Yuma College is a qualified educational institution. Meredith does not have a felony drug conviction. Fran brought a Form 1098-T and an account statement from the college. Merediths purchases at the college bookstore were for course-related books. The terms of Merediths scholarship require that it be used to pay for tuition. Fran took a distribution from her IRA and used all of the distribution to pay for some of Merediths education expenses. All her IRA contributions were deductible in the year she made them. Fran received a Form 1099-C for cancelled credit card debt. Using the insolvency determination worksheet in Publication 4012, you helped Fran determine the value of her assets exceeded her liabilities and that she was solvent at the time the credit card debt was cancelled. Fran did not have minimum essential healthcare coverage (MEC) all year and does not qualify for any exemption. Meredith, Oliver, and Howard each had MEC all year.

10. Which allowable filing status is most advantageous to Fran?

A. Qualifying Widow

B. Single

C. Married Filing Separately

D. Head of Household

Howard qualifies Fran for which of the following:

A. Credit for other dependents

B. Child tax credit

C. Earned income credit

D. All of the above

12. What is the amount of Frans child and dependent care credit shown on Form 2441, Child and Dependent Care Expenses?

A. $1,591

B. $720

C. $660

D. $690

What is the total amount of qualified educational expenses used in the calculation of Frans American opportunity credit? $________.

10. Which allowable filing status is most advantageous to Fran?

A. Qualifying Widow

B. Single

C. Married Filing Separately

D. Head of Household