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As a full-time student, am I exempt from federal income taxes?

If the custodial parent releases a claim to exemption for a child by signing a Form 8332, Release/Revocation of Release of Claim to Exemption for Child by Custodial Parent, or a substantially similar statement, may the noncustodial parent claim the child as a qualifying child for the earned income credit?

Are all ministers treated as self-employed for Social Security purposes?

My husband and I were separated the last 11 months of the year and our two minor children lived with me for a greater part of the year than they lived with my husband. My husband provided all the financial support. Who may claim the children as dependents on the tax return?

Can a state court determine who may claim a child as a dependent on a federal income tax return?

To claim my child as my qualifying child for the earned income credit, must I be entitled to also claim that child as a dependent?

We’re the divorced or legally separated parents of one child. May each parent claim the child as a dependent for a different part of the tax year?

To qualify for head of household filing status, do I have to claim my child as a dependent?

May a noncustodial parent claim the child tax credit for his or her child?

I am divorced with one child. This year my ex-spouse, who is the noncustodial parent, is entitled to claim our child as a dependent. May I still qualify as head of household?