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.

Sean's 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 Sean's 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.

Sean is able to claim the credit for other dependents for Sonya

Yes

No

Who can Sean claim as a qualifying child(ren) for the earned income credit?
Sean has no qualifying children. Sean can claim Jimmy, but not Sonya Sean can claim Sonya, but not Jimmy Sean can claim both Sonya and Jimmy

Which of the following statements is true?

A. Sean must file Married Filing Separately because he was not considered single for the entire year

Sonya and Jimmy are qualifying persons for Sean to file Head of Household.

Sean has to file Single

Sean can choose to file a joint return with his ex-wife because his divorce was not final until October 21, 2018