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If anyone can help me with these 3 questions. I already submitted a guess and was wrong. So I have one more attempt and would

If anyone can help me with these 3 questions. I already submitted a guess and was wrong. So I have one more attempt and would love some direction on it. Thank you in advance :) image text in transcribed

1. Ramone and Juanita, California residents, paid for their children (Emily, 2 and Emilio, 4) to be in daycare while they worked. In 2020, the cost paid for Emily's care was $4,000 and Emilio's was $3,000. No prior year child care expenses were paid for in 2020. Ramone earned wages of $22,000 and Juanita's W-2 shows wages of $12,000 for the tax year. Their combined federal AGI is $34,000. What amount of Child and Dependent Care Expenses Credit will Ramone and Juanita enter on their joint California return? a) $3,000 b) $1,500 c) $ 875 d) $ 750 Help Help 2. Svana, a California resident, and her husband separated in September with intentions to file for divorce. Her husband requested a job transfer and moved out of state in November. Svana stayed in a home she has rented all year. Her 12-year-old son and her newly adopted 14- month-old daughter lived with her all year. Her daughter was born in California, and Svana paid the California adoption agency $4,385 to finalize the adoption in April. Svana paid child care expenses for both children all year. Svana plans to file a separate return from her husband and would like to know if she is eligible for any credits and whether they will be refundable. Svana's California AGI is $39,600. Which of the following is correct? a) Svana will be eligible for the Renter's Credit, Adoption Credit, Child and Dependent Care Expenses Credit, and Earned Income Credit. All credits are refundable except the Child and Dependent Care Expenses Credit. b) Svana will be eligible for the Adoption Credit and Renter's Credit. Neither of the credits is refundable. c) Svana will be eligible for the Child and Dependent Care Expenses Credit, Adoption Credit, and Renter's Credit. None of the credits are refundable. d) Svana will be eligible for the Adoption Credit, Earned Income Credit, and Child and Dependent Care Expenses Credit. The Earned Income Credit is refundable. 3. Randy, a California resident, is eligible for the Child and Dependent Care Expenses Credit for child care costs he paid for his two children. His federat credit for child and dependent care expenses is $1,200. Randy's federa AGI is $73,000. What is the amount of credit he can claim on his California tax return? a) $ 600 b) $ 516 o $ 408 d) $1,200 4. Margie, a single mother and California resident, worked a full-time day job earning $25,000 during the tax year. She has a 7-year-old daughter who meets all the tests to be her qualifying child. She also has a 16-year-old son who is a dependent of his father. During the year, she paid the following expenses for her daughter's care: $500 for a spring tennis day camp: $300 for a summer overnight youth camp; $1,100 for after-school daycare at Butterfly Academy; and $600 for care provided by her 16-year-old son. What are the total qualified expenses Margie can use to figure her Child and Dependent Care Expenses Credit? Help a) $1,900 b) $1,600 c) $2,500 d) $1,700

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