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.
To claim a deduction as a dependent, your child or stepchild must be under age 19 as of the end of the tax year unless he is in school. If your child is a full-time student for a minimum of five months out of the year, he must be under age 24 at the tax year's end. Your child must live at your residence for over six months of the year to qualify for your deduction.