ANSWER FOR KATHY ONLY FOR THE YEAR 2020.

Kathy and Bill were married on 12-2-88. Bill was 50 and Kathy is 51 as of 1-1-20. They have two children living with them, Karla and Billy, fraternal twins, age 22, no longer in school and single as of 12-31-20. From 1988 and on Bill and Kathy were living in a house they owned outright near Fresno. Kathy's niece, Susan age 38, move into to their home in May of 2020, since her husband age 36 had left the country. Susan has been living with Kathy in the house since. Kathy has been paying for most of Susan's living expenses during May 2020 to present, while Susan has been looking for work. Susan found a job 12/20. During August of 2020, Bill got into a fight with Kathy and he moved out of their home. He has not returned and they have not spoken since. The house and personal property remained in the hands of Kathy and her children. Kathy has relied upon her earnings and savings to pay the household bills, and to pay for Karla and Billys expenses as well. Bill had total earnings of wages of $5,00 in 2020. Kathy teaches water skiiing and recevied $3,500 of wages during 2020. Kathy saved the money and bought new skiis for work in early 2021. In 2020, Kathy had total earnings of wages of $6,000 and did not file a 2020 return.

Kathy's filing statuis is : PICK ONE AND NAME QUALIFYING PERSON IF NEEDED.

1. Married Filing Jointly, if based on surviving spouse depenndent is ________ OR Married Filing Seperately OR Single OR Head of Household based on qualifying person is _________

2. Kathy's dependents are ______________

3. What amount of depended and child tax credits are available to Kathy (and how much of these are refundable)?