Thank you!!!!!

Directions The first six scenarios do not require you to prepare a tax retum. Read the interview notes for each scenario carefully and use your training and resource materials to answer the questions after the scenarios. Scenario 1: Tom Brown Interview Notes - Tom is 36 years old and has never been married. - Frank, age 13 , is Tom's nephew who lived with him all year. Tom provided all of his support and provided over half the cost of keeping up the home. - Tom earned $44,000 in wages. - Tom is blind and cannot be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer. - Tom and Frank are U.S. citizens, have valid Social Security numbers, and lived in the U.S. the entire year. ic Scenario 1: Test Questions 1. What is the most advantageous filing status allowable that Tom can claim on his tax return for 2022? a. Single b. Head of Household c. Qualifying Surviving Spouse (QSS) d. Married Filing Jointly 2. Tom can claim a higher standard deduction because he is blind. a. True b. False Interview Notes - Lewis, age 26, and Oneida, age 25, are married and will file a joint return. - They cannot be claimed as dependents by another taxpayer. - Lewis and Oneida have no children or other dependents. - Both work and neither are full-time students. Lewis earned wages of $15,400 and Oneida earned wages of $5,600. - Lewis and Oneida are U.S. citizens and have valid Social Security numbers. - Lewis and Oneida have investment income of $5,000. sic Scenario 2: Test Questions 3. Lewis and Oneida are eligible to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). a. True b. False 4. Lewis and Oneida's investment income of $5,000 disqualifies them for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). a. True b. False Interview Notes - Sebastian and Ashley Miller are married and always file Married Filing Jointly. - Sebastian earned $32,000 in wages and Ashley earned $24,000 in wages. - The Millers paid all the cost of keeping up a home and provided all the support for their two children, Laura and Timothy, who lived with them all year. - Laura is 14 years old and Timothy tumed 17 in November 2022. - Sebastian and Ashley did not have enough deductions to itemize, but contributed $1,500 in 2022 to their church, a qualified charitable organization. - Sebastian, Ashley, Laura, and Timothy are all U.S. citizens with valid Social Security numbers and lived in the U.S. the entire year. Scenario 3: Test Questions 5. Which of the Miller's children qualifies for the Child Tax Credit (CTC)? a. Laura b. Timothy c. Laura and Timothy d. Neither 6. Sebastian and Ashley will not itemize deductions but can deduct $600 of their charitable contribution. a. True b. False Interview Notes - Clay and Marian are married and will file a joint return. - Marian is a U.S. citizen with a valid Social Security number. Clay is a resident alien with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). - Marian worked in 2022 and earned wages of $32,000. Clay worked part-time and earned wages of $18,000. - The Washingtons have two children: Erin, age 12 and Jenny, age 18. - The Washingtons provided the total support for their two children, who lived with them in the U.S. all year. Erin and Jenny are U.S. citizens and have valid Social Security numbers. Scenario 4: Test Questions 7. The Washingtons qualify for the Credit for Other Dependents. a. True b. False 8. The Washingtons qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit because Marian has a valid SSN and Clay has an ITIN. a. True b. False Interview Notes - Isabela is single and turned 72 years old on October 1,2022. - Isabela worked as a librarian at the local library and earned wages of $7,500. Isabela also received Social Security benefits of $16,000. She received a taxable pension of $13,000. - She retired from her previous job on October 30, 2019. During her career she contributed pretax dollars to a qualified 401(k) retirement plan through her employer. - Isabela cannot be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer. - Isabela is a U.S. citizen with a valid Social Security number. Scenario 5: Test Questions 9. Isabela qualifies to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit. a. True b. False 10. Isabela must take her first required minimum distribution by April 1, 2023. a. True b. False Interview Notes - Leon Martin is single and has never been married. - Leon earned wages of $23,000 during the first half of the year. Leon lost his job in July and received a total of $9,000 in unemployment compensation. - Leon is a barber and took a class at the community barber college to improve his barbering skills. He paid the cost of tuition and a course-related book. His qualified education expenses were $2,500. - Leon also paid student loan interest for the courses he previously took to earn his Bachelor's degree. For 2022, he paid student loan interest of $550. - Leon does not have any dependents. - Leon is a U.S. citizen with a valid Social Security number. Scenario 6: Test Questions 11. Leon must include his unemployment compensation on his 2022 tax return. a. True b. False 12. Leon is eligible for the following credit: a. Earned Income Credit b. Lifetime Learning Credit c. American Opportunity Credit d. None of the above 13. Leon can claim the student loan interest deduction as an adjustment to income on his tax retum. a. True b. False