Did you know that if you are claimed as a dependent by someone else your standard deduction is the greater of $1,100 or $350 plus the amount of earned income (this cannot exceed the single standard deduction of $12,400) Did you also know that if you do not pay more than 1/2 of your own support your parents MUST claim you as their dependent? In your first paragraph, discuss your opinion about this rule and its effect on college students. In your second paragraph, describe a way that the IRS could "catch" a student who is not paying over 1/2 of their own support but says they are not a dependent of anyone else. Think about the computerized 'audit" methods we discussed in Chapter 2. Would any of these "catch this student? Did you know that if you are claimed as a dependent by someone else your standard deduction is the greater of $1,100 or $350 plus the amount of earned income (this cannot exceed the single standard deduction of $12,400) Did you also know that if you do not pay more than 1/2 of your own support your parents MUST claim you as their dependent? In your first paragraph, discuss your opinion about this rule and its effect on college students. In your second paragraph, describe a way that the IRS could "catch" a student who is not paying over 1/2 of their own support but says they are not a dependent of anyone else. Think about the computerized 'audit" methods we discussed in Chapter 2. Would any of these "catch this student