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Use IRS Publication 503 and California 540A / 540 Booklet to complete this topic.
Complete a tax return for Lawrence Escobedo (570-16-1970) and Theresa Escobedo (502-39-4055). They got married December 31, 2007.
Their Children who lived with them all year are:
 | Mario Escobedo (SSN 603-19-2036) date of birth February 18, 2000. |
| Cindy Escobedo (SSN 603-18-2053) date of birth April 10, 1999. |
Only Lawrence worked. Theresa did not work. Theresa attended school full time for 7 months in 2007. The school was not an on-the-job training course, correspondence school, night, or internet school. When she was in school they were taken care of by Happy Child, inc.:
| They paid Happy Child, Inc. $2,500 for each child for a total of $5,000. |
| The child care provider address is in state part. |
| Happy Child, Inc., provider EIN 95-0906670. |
| Care provided at: 2005 W 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020. |
Also figure the Child tax credit and enter on Form 1040A line 32.
In addition to their earnings, they had the following:
| Bank interest income $65.00 |
| Unemployment Compensation $450.00 |
Complete the Form 1040A, Schedule 2 (also a Schedule EIC), California Form 540A and Form FTB 3506. Use the following attached W2. All information on W2 is current.
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Please Note: You must also complete the tax return for this assignment. If you turn in incomplete work, such as purposely not answering the questions regarding the return you prepared, you will not be given credit for the topic.