Question

Wayne and celia had been married for 24 years before wayne died in an accident in 2014 . celia and her​ son, wally, age 21 in 2014 ​, continued to live at home in 2014 ​, 2015 ​, 2016 ​, and 2017 . wally worked​ part-time (earning​ $5,000 in each of the four​ years) and attended the university on a​ part-time basis. celia provided more than​ 50% of​ wally's support for all four years. what is​ celia's filing status for 2014 ​, 2015 ​, 2016 ​, and 2017 ​?

Answer 1

2014 married with 1 dependent, then for 2015 on...single with 1 dependent.

Answer 2

I have put the filing status in table. So please refer attachment 1 for the table.

Step-by-step explanation:

Please refer to attachment 1 for explanation.

Celia was married 24 years ago, i.e. 1980 and in 2014 her husband died, now her filing status is Widower since she didn’t marry till 2016 but she has son so he would be dependent member because Celia pays more than 50% of his expenses. Hence, the filing status for Celia would remain same till she pays for her son.