A Parent Cannot Be Claimed as a Dependent If His

question 64

True/False

A parent cannot be claimed as a dependent if his or her gross income equals or exceeds the amount of the dependency exemption.

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Definitions:

Profit on Sale-Leaseback

This refers to the gain a company realizes when it sells an asset and immediately leases it back from the buyer, thus continuing to use the asset without owning it.

Amortization

A process of gradually writing off the initial cost of an asset over a period.

Interest Cost

Represents the total expense over the life of a borrowing, calculated as the difference between the amount borrowed and the amount repaid.

Service Cost

An expense recognized in the income statement of an employer for the cost of future pension benefits earned by employees during the current period.