For each independent situation, determine: (i) The filing status of the taxpayer, with a full explanation (ii) The number of dependents the taxpayer can claim (not including themselves), and the reasons for your answer (QC, QR, what tests fail or succeed and Tia is unmarried and has no children, but she provides the vast majority of the financial support for her mother, who lives in an apartment across town. Her mother has total income of $2,740.1. Situation A Situation B Wage Income 122,000 86,700 Non-Qualified dividend income 2,200 1,900 Interest income on corporate bonds 3,400 3,750 Life insurance proceeds received 140,000 140,000 Medical expenses paid 845 9,560 Social security taxes paid 7,564 5,375 Medicare taxes paid 1,769 1,257 State income taxes paid 7,930 5,636 Local property taxes paid 0 9,345 Mortgage Interest paid 0 8,100 Charitbale contributions paid in cash 3,680 711 Federal taxes withheld 21,000 10,100 why?

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