Interview Notes

Sean is 49 and his divorce became final on October 21, 2018. He pays all the cost of keeping up his home in the United States . He earned $38,000 in wages in 2018 .

Seans daughter, Sonya, lived with Sean all year . She is 18, single, and had $4,000 in wages in 2018 .

Sonyas son, Jimmy, was born on November 17, 2018 . Jimmy lived in Seans home all year .

Sean provides more than half of the support for both Sonya and Jimmy .

Sean, Sonya, and Jimmy are all U .S . citizens with valid Social Security numbers .

3 . Sean is able to claim Sonya for which of the following credit(s)?

a . Child tax credit

b . Credit for other dependents

c . Both a and b

d . Neither a nor b 4 . Sean has two qualifying children for the earned income credit .

a . True

b . False 5 . Seans most advantageous allowable filing status is Head of Household.

a . True

b . False