Answer:
Explanation:
In 2019, the gross income test is an official order that all dependents have no right to earn more than a given amount of income each year which is ($4200).
To compute the gross income for James Father, we have:
Description Amount
Gross income for rents $3000
Municipal Bond Interest 0
Dividend Income $1500
Social Security: 0
(since social security is exempted from the gross-income dependency test;
The total gross income = $4500
Thus, the gross income for James Father is $4500 as such he is not qualified to be dependent.