Dependents Practice Test

June earned $400,000 in his business during the current year, and her husband Steve received investment income of $20,000. June provides more than half of the support for her 50-year-old widowed brother, who lives with June and earned $44,000 in salary. June also provides full support for her children, an 18-year-old daughter and a 20-year-old son, who is a full-time college student. The family employs a live-in housekeeper and a live-in butler to assist them with their residence. Both the housekeeper and butler provided all of their own support. How many people qualify as either a qualifying child or qualifying relative for June?

Jake and Andrea contribute to more than half of the support of their three children, Kenny, Bryan, and Jennifer. Kenny, age 20, worked full time at the local bakery and earned $20,000. Bryan, 18, is a part-time college student who earned $6,000 working as a resident assistant in the student dormitory where he lived half the year. Jennifer, age 25, is an aspiring actress who lives at home with Jake and Andrea. Jennifer earned $2,500 for three commercials she starred in. Who qualifies as a dependent for Jake and Andrea under either the rules of qualifying child or qualifying relative?