Question

Timothy has lived with his girlfriend, Vanessa, and her four children in his home since August 2017. Vanessa had earned income of $5,000 and is not required to file a tax return. Timothy provides more than half of their support for the entire time. What is Timothy's filing status? (Explain your answer) a. Single. b. Married jointly c. Head of household. d. Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child. Whom might Timothy be able to claim as his dependent(s)? (Explain your answer) Vanessa’s four children

Answer 1

Answer : The answer is option c.

Because based on given information Timothy pays more than half for household's expenditures to support the household. A person is called head of household when the person meet more than half of household's expenditure. Therefore, the option c is correct.

Vanessa earns money. But her four children earns nothing. As Timothy pays more than half for household's expenditures to support the household and Vanessa's four children earns nothing, hence Timothy can claim that Vanessa's four children are his dependents.