Question

During 2018, Murray, who is 60 years old and unmarried, provided all of the support of his elderly mother. His mother was a resident of a home for the aged for the entire year and had no income. What is Murray's filing status for 2018, and how many exemptions should he claim on his tax return?

Answer 1

A.Filing status:- Head of household

He should claim for two exemptions.

Murray is the Head of house and because he is unmarried and his mother is dependent on him ,hence we can make the assumption that Murray is paying more than he has.

We can say that he gets two exemptions because one for him self and one for the mom who is dependent.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since Murray is 60 years old and he is unmarried also and he provides all of his support to his mother.So according to the details he should claim for two exemptions.One exemption for himself and other for his mother.