Recommend Optimal Filing Status Practice Test

Evan is unmarried and has one child, Maya (age 10). Maya lived with Evan for 190 nights and with her other parent for 175 nights in 2025; Evan paid more than half the cost of keeping up his home. Evan signed Form 8332 releasing the child dependency claim to the other parent for 2025. Which filing status provides the best tax advantage for Evan?

Renee is unmarried and her father lived in a nursing home for all of 2025. Renee paid more than half the cost of her father’s support (including the nursing home fees), and her father’s gross income is below the exemption threshold; Renee paid more than half the cost of maintaining her own home. Renee earned $88,000 in wages. Under these conditions, which filing status is appropriate?