Question: Caroline, age 66 and filing single as a dependent of another, received the following income items for 2015: Social Security benefits (nontaxable) $ 3,000

Caroline, age 66 and filing single as a dependent of another, received the following income items for 2015:
Social Security benefits (nontaxable) ………………… $ 3,000
Pension benefits (taxable) …………………………….. 6,450
Interest income (taxable) ……………………………… 2,050
Total ………………………………………………….. $11,500
Caroline’s tax liability (before credits) is $200.
a. What is Caroline’s tentative tax credit for the elderly (before the tax liability limitation is applied)?
b. What is Caroline’s allowable tax credit?

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