Dave,age 59 and Divorced,is the Sole Support of His Mother

question 10

Multiple Choice

Dave,age 59 and divorced,is the sole support of his mother age 83,who is a resident of a local nursing home for the entire year.Dave's mother had no income for the year.Dave's filing status is

• A)married filing separately.
• B)single.
• C)head of household.
• D)married filing jointly.

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