Determine the amount of the 2018 standard deduction allowed in the following independent situations. In each case, assume the taxpayer is claimed as another person's dependent. Amount of the
Standard Deduction
a. Mason, aged 18, reports income as follows: $1,900 from a paper route and $10,800 from repairing computers. $
b. Emma, aged 17, records income as follows: $950 in cash dividends from a stock investment, $5,100 from providing dance lessons, and $1,700 from babysitting. $
c. Samuel, aged 13, incurs income as follows: $100 interest on a bank savings account and $500 from mowing neighbors' lawns. $
d. Gabriel, aged 22, reports income as follows: $300 in cash dividends from a stock investment. $
e. Elijah, aged 65, incurs income as follows: $12,000 from Social Security and $5,200 in wages from a part-time job.