Tad Trumbell Is Married and Attending State University

question 11

Essay

Tad Trumbell is married and attending State University. Tad and Mary have one child. Mary worked to help put Tad through school. The child, who is four years old, is kept at a day care school. Tad paid the school $3,500 this year to keep the child. Tad and Mary had income of $14,000 this year, all of which was earned by Mary. Assuming Tad attends school for 12 months, what amount may Tad and Mary claim as a child care credit (Ignore the income tax limitation.)?

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Definitions:

Activation-Synthesis Theory

A hypothesis about dreaming that suggests dreams are the result of the brain trying to make sense of random neural activity during sleep.

Neural Activity

The electrical and chemical processes within neurons that allow the transmission of signals throughout the nervous system.

Hypnosis

A trance-like mental state induced by a hypnotist, characterized by heightened focus, concentration, and suggestibility.

Heightened Suggestibility

A state in which an individual is more likely to accept and act upon the suggestions of others, often seen in contexts such as hypnosis or certain psychological states.