Read the following letter and help Shady Slim with his tax situation. Please assume that his gross income is $$172,900($which consists only of salary$)$ for purposes of this problem.

December $31,2023$

To the friendly student tax preparer:

Hi$,$ it's Shady Slim again. I just got back from my $55$th birthday party, and I$\text{'}$m told that you need some more information from me in order to complete my tax return. I$\text{'}$m an open book! I'll tell you whatever I think you need to know.

Let me tell you a few more things about my life. As you may recall, I am divorced from my wife, Alice. I know that it's unusual, but I have custody of my son, Shady Jr$.$ The judge owed me a few favors and I really love the kid. He lives with me full time and my ex$-$wife gets him every other weekend. I pay the vast majority of my son's expenses. I think

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