Your clien s David & Victoria Brits have asked you to prepare their 2018 Form 1040 using the information theyve provided below. Their filing status is Married filing jointly. None of David & Victorias children are married or disabled, and everyone is a U.S. citizen. David & Victoria cannot be claimed as a dependent on another tax return and neither is blind.

David & Victoria both received a 2018 Form W-2. Their 2018 itemized deductions do not exceed $24,000 in 2018. David & Victoria incurred $7,500 in child care expenses for Scary, Ginger & Baby ($2,500 per child) and $14,350 in qualified tuition expenses for Manchester & Sporty (see Forms 1098-T for specific details per child).

David & Victoria provided more than 50% of the support for their 7 children during 2018, and every child lived at home for the entire year except for Posh & Sporty as described below:

• The couple adopted their 2 youngest girls (Baby and Ginger) several years ago, and they both attended grade school during 2018.

• Their middle girl (Scary) was in middle school during 2018.

• Their twin girls (Posh & Sporty) graduated from high school on May 25^th, 2018.

• Sporty chose to pursue a postsecondary degree and moved into a sorority house on-campus shortly following graduation.
• Posh opted not to continue her education and moved into her own apartment at the end of May 2018.

• Davids youngest boy from a previous marriage (Galaxy) was not enrolled as a student at any point during 2018.

• Davids oldest boy from a previous marriage (Manchester) attended the same college as Sporty; he completed his 3^rd year of graduate school during 2018.