This course covers claiming dependents - qualifying children and qualifying relatives.
This course covers claiming dependents - qualifying children and qualifying relatives. The rules have some overlap but there are significant differences between the two. A qualifying child opens the door for more tax benefits and credits than a qualifying relative. We will also touch on head of household filing status in this training.
This course will cover the following topics: • Define a qualifying child • Define a qualifying relative • Understand who can claim the kids in cases of divorce • Understand the IRS’s "tiebreaker rules" • Understand head of household filing status
Field of Study: Taxes
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LPA, EA
Jason Dinesen is the President of Dinesen Tax & Accounting, P.C., a public accounting firm in Indianola, Iowa. His practice focuses on accounting and bookkeeping services, tax preparation and business advising to individuals with a business focus ranging from home-based businesses to multistate corporations and not-for-profits. Dinesen has extensive experience working with a third-party administrator of retirement plans and is a prior presenter of multiple 1099 seminars. Dinesen majored in corporate communications with a minor in management from Simpson College.
