Here are some homework questions:

Mr. B's 19-year-old son receives a $6,000 scholarship to X University. In the same year, Mr. B provides $4,500 to his son as the only other support. The other dependency tests are met. Is Mr. B entitled to claim his son as a dependent on his current-year return? Explain your answer legally ( sec from IRC!)

James and Edna Smith are a childless married couple who lived apart for all of the current year. On December 31, they were legally separated under a separate maintenance decree. Which of the following is the only filing status choice available to them for the current year? Explain your answer legally! (sec from IRC)

Mrs. W's husband died in Year 1. She has not remarried and has maintained a home for herself and her dependent son, whose personal exemption she can claim. In the summer of Year 3, the son was killed in an automobile accident. What is Mrs. W's filing status for Year 3? Explain your answer legally (sec from IRC