Dependent

Question: Should the dependent exemptions be removed from tax code? I am concerned about global population growth, our national deficit, education costs, etc. I choose not to have children for numerous factors including economics. I contribute to society by not adding to the education cost burden and population etc. McCain proposes doubling the dependent exemption. Why not save the deficit and encourage family planning etc. and eliminate the dependent exemptions. You only get paid a salary. The salary is not adjusted for the number of children you elect to have. You have to live with what you earn regardless of the number of children. Why not just allow the following: Joe and Cathy are married and both work. Joe and Cathy have three children. Joe and Cathy file a joint return. For personal exemptions, there are 2 allowable exemptions (one for each tax payer - Joe and Cathy). Or, limit the number of dependent exemption amounts? (i.e. you can have up to 2 dependent exemptions - if you have 5 kids, you can only write off 2).

Answer: Deductions for kids are just the tip of the iceberg. Better yet, let's eliminate the Earned Income Credit and the Additional Child Tax Credit. Those are the credits that pays people to have kids if they agree to never marry. Example: Susie has two kids and makes $13K a year. She will pay no taxes since her standard deduction + personal exemption + 2 dependent exemptions wipes out all income. But not only that, the federal government (in other words, we taxpayers) will pay her an earned income credit of $4500. So her taxes for the year are -$4500. In other words she is a payer of negative taxes - she gets all her withholdings back plus a $4500 bonus. Oh yeah, I almost forgot about the Additional Child Tax Credit. Another bonus for anybody with kids who makes over $11K but isn't eligible for the Child Tax Credit, like Susie. Without figuring it out exactly, let's just point out it can be anywhere from a few dollars to a few thousand dollars. So she "pays" even more negative taxes. On the other hand, if Susie marries Johnny, the dad, who makes $30K, guess what happens. It they are married, their combined income is too high for the EIC, and they also won't get the Additional Child Tax Credit. So if Susie says "I Do", she is kissing off over $4500 a year. So they shack up until Johnny finds another prettier Susie - one that doesn't have kids climbing all over her. Then actual taxpayers who pay positive taxes will pay to raise her kids. And what example on how to live and survive will those kids learn? They will learn from mommy and daddy that people should have kids and shack up so the government won't tax them but will give them negative tax bonuses instead! Any guesses as to why we have so many unwed mothers today?

Question: What is the dependent and independent variable in the following scenario? Q: A cross sectional study is carried out to examine whether Navy personnel of a higher rank have more positive coping skills than those of a lower rank. Which statement is true? A: Neither variable is dependent, as they cannot be manipulated. B: Independent is rank, dependent is coping skills. C: Independent is coping, dependent is low rank.

Answer: If my year 9 science teacher speaks the truth, the independent variable is the one you change, the dependant the one you measure. So you change the rank, and measure the coping ability. So its B.

Question: Can I claim my daughter as a dependent, and let my girlfriend claim daycare costs? My girlfriend and I have a daughter. I claim head of house, and my daughter as a dependent. This year, we only wracked up dependent costs which equal the standard deduction for head of household. My girlfriend files single each year, and since single status has a much lower deduction, can she itemize and claim the dependent care costs, and take advantage of a larger deduction if she is not claiming our daughter as a dependent? Thanks for any help or suggestions.

Answer: Depending on what state you live in, you could file married filing jointly and group it all together. Whomever claims your daughter claims the dependent care because it won't work any other way. Check and see if you have unreimbursed employee expenses or a lot of medical/dental/vision fees. To be honest, it's best to go to www.jacksonhewitt.com and look up 50 overlooked deductions and see what else you can legally deduct to get more money.

Question: What or who is considered dependent for taxes? What does it mean when it asks can no one else claim you as dependent? I am married, can my husband claim me as dependent and I claim him as dependent? Or should we not put anything?

Answer: There are many cases to consider. I will assume you and your spouse are required to file taxes. In this case, no one else can claim you as a dependent. So answer no to this question for both you and your spouse. The definition of dependent appears in Pub 17, starting on page 27. It is a long and involved definition. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf

Question: What is the definition of a dependent? Do they have to be in this household? My wife has a dad who she wants to mark down as a dependent here in the U.S, but he lives in Mexico. She sends him money every month. Does this equal a dependent? Or does the dependent have to be in the same house in the country?

Answer: He is not a dependent for two reasons... First not only does he not live in your household, secondly he does not live in this country ( and in order to be claimed as a dependent my be a resident of the US or legal immigrant, and have a social security # issued by the US Government), and a dependent is someone who resides with you ( in this country) who is age 19 or under unless they are enrolled in college full time until age 24 that you are providing 100 % support for, or your spouse. One's parents have to file their own tax returns in the US.

Question: What is the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable in science? My teacher told me that the difference between those two is that the dependent variable is dependent of the independent variable. I don't really get that. He tried to give us an example. If you stick an eraser up Mike's nose, his nose will bleed. He said the bleeding is dependent on the eraser going up his nose. I kind of got it after that but how do I DETECT what the independent and dependent variables are?

Answer: think if you water plants with salt water... the amount that the plants grow depends on how much salt you use... so growth is dependent and salt is independent. Independent is the variable that you change on purpose. Dependant is just what happens

Question: What is the Independent and dependent variable from this experiment? "Mrs. Smith's biology class is doing a lab on which trait will be best in winning a thumb wrestling match. It can either be the length of the thumb, the circumference of the wrist or the circumference of the thumb. The students use a rule, string and their thumbs in this experiment. What is the independent variable? What is the Dependent variable?" So can anyone help me? What's the independent variable and what's the dependent? I really don't understand =/ Thanks so much!

Answer: Well, dependent variables rely on independent variables. So, I think the students using their thumbs to measure are the dependent variables, because their measurements would very in each individual. The ruler and string would be the independent variables, because their values do not change. Hope this helps!

Question: How do I withdraw my dependent status off taxes I already filed and received a return for? I claimed myself as a dependent because I didn't know my parents would be. How do I contact the IRS and withdraw my dependent status from my already filed taxes and pay what I owe back? I would really not like my father to know because I would probably never hear the end of it. Help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer: It is not a choice; either you are eligible to claim your personal exemption or your parents are. Review Pub 17 for the rules. If you claimed yourself as a dependent in error, file an amended return, 1040X, and pay the IRS back. It would be best to do it today to avoid penalty and interest, but as soon as you can otherwise. It is likely that your parent's return will be rejected if they filed electronically, or the IRS may investigate if you both claimed yourself as a dependent. They will ask both of you for supporting documentation. The IRS won't tell your parents who claimed yourself; but I bet they can probably figure it out themselves.

Question: We are very dependent on Gasoline for commuting. What alternative means could be used to travel independently? In todays fast pace world, Commuting from one palce to another independently is a must. But that is totally dependent on Gasoline which leads to powering a Car. This means that Gasoline is one SINGLE POINT OF FAILIER for most of us commutting to our work places. What could an Individual do to find an alternative means of traveling from one place to another without the use of gasoline and its entities and avoid to pay the ever growing prices, obtaining it?

Answer: Why not have companies provide housing nearby thus eliminating the need for transport alltogether. It doesn`t hurt if you live and work in the same town. In Toronto Can. at least 60% of the downtown traffic is from out of town. both delivery vehicles , and employees who would rather drive than take public transit from a-b. These are the ones that cause the majority of the problems

Question: How do I find out who has claimed me dependent on their tax reutrn? I have filed tax return as single-independent -my parents has not claimed me their dependent-but for some reason it says some one has claimed me their dependent-how do I find out who has claimed me their dependent on their tax return?

Answer: You can't. Are you SURE your parents didn't claim you? If you can legitimately claim yourself, you must file a paper return (not an e-file) claiming such. The IRS will contact both filers who claimed you and require each to justify it. Sometimes this happens because someone garbled a digit on their return.

Question: Can someone being claimed as a dependent claim someone else as a dependent? My daughter is 17 and just had a baby in September and I will be claiming her as a dependent. She has a job and will be filing taxes, but wants to claim her baby. Can she do that?

Answer: It might put more money into the household coffers if she claims herself and the baby and gets an EIC. You can also file as head of household. If your EIC is more then IF eligible then file that way. Definitely do your taxes both ways to see what is more beneficial and will gets funds in the house to help pay for some of the babies care.

Question: What is the dependent and independent variable in this question? So i'm working on a science inquiry and i was wondering if anyone could tell me what the dependent and the independent variables are in this question?: Q: Does the slope of a track make a golf ball’s speed faster if the slope is steeper and slower if the slope is flatter?

Answer: Independent Variable = slope of track of golf ball Dependent Variable = golf ball's speed

Question: What are the dependent and independent variables and unit of analysis? Hypothesis-The U.S. public is more willing to support the use of military forces when U.S. interests are affected than when they are not. What is the dependent variable, independent variable, and unit of analysis?

Answer: Independent variable: the use of military forces Dependent: the US interests Unit of analysis: i dont know ...sorry

Question: Is it possible to become physically dependent on 10 mg of caffeine (tall decaf beverage) a day? Considering that I'm sensitive to caffeine, is it possible for me to become physically dependent on a small amount of caffeine (i.e., daily intake of 10 mg or less)? That is, would I notice a difference in my alertness if I missed a day of caffeine? On that note, how much caffeine could I safely ingest without becoming dependent? Thanks in advance! Anyone else? Any personal experiences?

Answer: That's not very much caffeine. You may become "dependent" in the sense that you'd notice a physical withdrawal if you don't drink your coffee: Headache, tiredness, grouchy. However, you drink so little caffeine, these symptoms would be mild and pass within a day or two. Don't worry about it!

Question: What are the dependent variables and independent variables of this project? I am helping my cousin with his science project and its "what materials keep ice from melting for the longest time?" Im using 3 ice cubes, alluminum foil, plastic wrap, and paper towel. Im going to wrap an ice cube in each and leave them on the kitchen table for 45 minutes. I need to know what are the dependent variables and independent variables. Help please!

Answer:   The dependent variable is the time it takes to completely melt one ice-cube,  since the TIME DEPENDS on what the ice is wrapped in. So the independent  variable is the material used ... aluminum foil ...   The problem is that you can't plot an (x, y) point without two numbers. Time  is a number but aluminum foil isn't.   You can make a bar graph where each vertical bar is a different material  and the height of each bar is the melting time. You can get really complicated  by looking us the thermal conductivity of aluminum foil, different plastics, paper, ...  Then you would have a number for each material although it probably  wouldn't be very accurate because there are many other factors that determine  the transfer of heat through the actual material used (for example: the thickness,  is it wet (paper), the surface area, ...). Nevertheless it would be interesting to  plot the points out. The Aluminum foil conducts heat very well (about 500 times  better than some plastics). Paper towels may not have much effect being wet.   The bar graph I mentioned before would look something like this: make sure you  include a bar for just the ice (unwrapped) for comparison.   Melt Time     (in minutes)     ↑_ _ _ _ _ _   plastic     │         ▒     │         ▒      BAR GRAPH EXAMPLE     │         ▒     │         ▒     │         ▒     │         ▒         │__ _ _ paper   ▒     ƽƽ│         ▓   ▒         │         ▓   ▒         │         ▓   ▒         │_ _ foil    ▓   ▒      ¹º│___█___▓___▒_________________→ Material Used

Question: What would my Independent variable and my dependent and controlled variables in my science experiment? My science project is due tuesday. (i know i know i should have done this earlier) Well i really need help with my independent variable as well as my dependent and controlled variables. My project is: Will an ice cube melt faster with salt or sugar. It says that i should only have one independent variable. But there can be more variables on my dependent and controlled variables. I'm just so confused!! If you could please help me that'd be great. Thanks !

Answer: Given that you are investigating "rates of melting", it makes sense in your case that time might be an appropriate choice of an independent variable. Examples of dependent variables could be temperature, mass of your ice cube, amount of sugar, amount of salt, amount of water. Also as an example, you can control the amount of water, sugar, salt. You can also control the starting temperature of your sugar or salt solution.

Question: What's the difference between the dependent and independent variables in a research? I'm doing research about the civil war in El Salvador. I have to write what are the dependent and independent variables, which is related to this issue. However, I am having difficulties on identifying what's the dependent and the independent variables in a social science research. I am reading a book about El Salvador,it's called "Insurgent Collective Action and Civil War in El Salvador", by Elisabeth Jean Wood.

Answer: *A dependent variable is measured and an independent variable is manipulated. I would need more information on what you're researching to specifically identify each variable*

Question: How can I tell whether a clause is independent or dependent? I don't know why, but it's difficult for me to know if a clause is dependent or not. I've tried looking at some websites to see if they could help, but what they always say is the following: "A good way to test if a clause is dependent is to see if it will work as a stand-alone sentence." But that's what I have trouble with. I, for some reason, am incapable of knowing whether it would work as a stand-alone sentence or not. Is there some other way to test if a clause is dependent or not?

Answer: *Basically, any complete sentence is considered an independent clause. A dependent clause is not a complete sentence and will not make sense when you read it aloud*

Question: Can I itemize my dependent childrens college tuition on my taxes ? I have two kids in college, both are dependent on us and live at home. They are both however getting student loans which do not cover all tuition and books, and so we cover what the loans do not. They both received 1099 forms in the mail in their names for the tuition expenses. Can we put this on our taxes even though the forms are in their names? Correction, the form that they received is the 1098T .

Answer: It is not a 1099, it is a 1098-T. Complete Form 8863, Education Credits and put the result on Line 49 of Form 1040.

Question: What are the control, dependent variable, and independent variable in an experiment? What is the difference between the control, dependent variable, and independent variable in a scientific experiment? It wasn't a homework question - I just didn't understand that part of the material we're learning for Bio.

Answer: The "experiment" you allude to must be a closed-loop control system, for those terms to be applicable. The independent variable is the input to the control system, basically, a setpoint change, or a load change, aka, disturbance. The dependent variable is any output of the control system, i.e. flow, temperature, pressure, level, etc. The control variable is the dependent variable right after the controller, into the control element, ie, flow control valve, heater, etc. .