Brock and Abby are filing a joint return. Brock provided over one-half of his father's support. The father received Social Security benefits of $6,400 and taxable interest income of $450 (the Social Security benefits are wholly tax-exempt in this situation). The father is single and does not live with them.

Requirement How many dependents does the taxpayer have, assuming the people involved are U.S. citizens? What amount of credit may be claimed for the taxpayer's dependents? (Select "0" if the taxpayer has no dependents. Enter "0" if the amount of the credit claimed is zero.) Number of Amount of dependents credit claimed Taxpayer Albert supports his cousin Melody, who does not live with him. Melody has no a. income and is single. 0 $ 0 Number of Amount of credit dependents claimed Taxpayer Brock and Abby are filing a joint return. Brock provided over one-half of his father's support. The father received Social Security benefits of $6,400 and taxable interest income of $450 (the Social Security benefits are wholly tax- b. exempt in this situation). The father is single and does not live with them. 1