Show YOUR I INC C ME IE TAX No 3 If IC you rou are single and s support support port in your your borne home one or m more re persons closely related to lo you and ver vel whom yoU exercise family co cor rol you are the Bead of a family a id d entitled under the revenue act of 1 1924 to the barne personal exemption allowed a married person 2500 I Ir addition a taX taX- taxpayer tax taxpayer payer is entitled t a credit of for each person dependent dependent pendent upon him for chief support i j if such person is either under 18 ye yc rs of age or inca inca- incapable incapable incapable pable of self t t because mentally or physically def defective tine Such depend depend- dependent dependent dependent ent need not be a of the tax tax- taxpayer's taxpayer's tax taxpayer's payers payer's household For example an unmarried son wh who supports in his home an aged mot er cr is entitled to a an exemption of plus the credit dit for or a dep dependent a to total t 1 of I 2900 If from c choice oice the mother lived in another ci f the son although h her chief support cir would be entitled only to the 1000 plus th the thee t e OO credit cedit The mother not livin living with him him- he is not considered the head head of a family An exemption s the head of a family can be c limed by only one member of a hou hous hold T The Te e credi does not apply to wife the wire wife or hush hust hus nd nit not a taxpayer though one may play J Jc Je e c totally dependent pp upon n the other j f I |