Chapter 2: Filing Status & Injured Spouse Exercise PETENC Claudia and her spouse Raymond adopted two-year-old Rachel. Although eligible to iv. Claudia and Raymond always filed separately. In October 2018, Claudia's spouse She continued to support Rachel and she did not remarry Which file status should 6) In 2007, Claudia and her spouse Ray file jointly, Claudia and Raymond died. She continued to support Rachel Claudia use for 2018? a) Qualifying Widow(er) With Dependent Child b) Either Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately c) Head of Household d) Single 7) The scenario continues. In 2019, Claudia (whose spouse died in 2018) supported herself and her daughter, Rachel, in their own home. If Claudia does not remarry, which filing status should she use for 2019? a) Qualifying Widow(er) with Dependent Child b) Head of Household c) Single 8) Kathy, divorced with no children, lived with her unemployed roommate, Sandra, for the entire year. Kathy had to pay more than half of the cost of keeping up their apartment. Which filing status can Kathy use? a) Head of Household b) Married Filing Separately c) Single 9) Karen and Nick were married in 2008 but split in 2018. Although they have not lived together since March 2018, they are not legally separated. Their two children lived with Karen for the entire year and she provided over half of their support. Karen and Nick want to file separate returns. What is Karen's most beneficial filing status? a) Married Filing Separately b) Singe c) Married Filing Jointly d) Head of Household 10) John and Jessica are married filing a joint return. John owes back child support from his previous marriage. They are entitled to a refund this year. Jessica is concerned that the IRS will take all of their refund to pay John's back child support. Which of the following is the proper measure to take as a tax preparer? al Inform Jessica that there is nothing you can do about this, and that she is also responsible for her husband's child support payments now that they are m b) Tell Jessica to see a tax professional to apply for Innocent Spouse Relief c) Complete the couple's tax return and fill out Form 8379 to de as an Injured Spouse. ll out Form 8379 to determine if Jessica qualifies Tax Help Colorado 2019 Chapter 2 - Filing Status Exercise Page 2