Advanced Scenario 4: Cheryl Brown
Interview Notes
• Cheryl, age 62, is single. She owns her home and provided all the costs of keeping up her home for the entire year. Her only income for 2024 was $48,700 in W-2 wages.
• Cindy, age 24, and her daughter Cary, age 5, have lived with Cindy's mother, Cheryl, since Cindy separated from her spouse in April of 2023. Cindy's only income for 2024 was $24,000 in wages. Cindy provided over half of her own support. Cary did not provide more than half of her own support.
• Cindy will not file a joint return with her spouse.
• All individuals in the household are U.S. citizens with valid Social Security numbers. No one has a disability. They lived in the United States all year.