Jem looks out for Scout andâokay, we'll say itâkind of bosses her around. He definitely tries to get her to do what he, in his superior knowledge from being four years older, knows she should do. Asserting Scout's inferiority, as younger and a girl, appears to be one way that Jem boosts his own ego. The Boo Radley play-acting game starts out as one of these ego-boosts. I know what we are going to play, he announced.
You get the full $1,000 credit no matter when during the year the child was born. Unlike a deduction that reduces the amount of income the government gets to tax, a credit reduces your tax bill dollar for dollar. So, the $1,000 child credit will reduce your tax bill by $1,000.
Childrenâs Arts Credit. This credit, new for 2011, allows parents to deduct 15% of the cost of arts programs, to a maximum of $500 per child, from their tax bill â a potential savings of $75 per child. The minor must have been younger than 16 at the beginning of 2011.