Complete the 2017 federal income tax return for sarah hamblin. be sure to include only required tax forms when completing the tax return. for purposes of this assignment, unless instructed otherwise, you do not need to attach form 8582. also, ignore the requirement to attach the form(s) w-2 to the front page of the form 1040. if required information is missing, use reasonable assumptions to fill in the gaps.

sarah hamblin and her now ex-husband kevin were legally divorced on march 1, 2017. as of the end of the year, sarah was unmarried. sarah and kevin had only one child, an 11 year old girl named elizabeth. as part of the divorce decree, sarah was given custody of elizabeth and kevin was required to pay 1) child support for elizabeth’s care, and 2) alimony to sarah until she remarries or dies. because kevin will be making child support payments, the divorce decree provided that kevin will be permitted to claim the tax dependency exemption for elizabeth until elizabeth no longer qualifies as a tax dependent of either parent and the decree obligates sarah to sign and/or file any required forms to cause this result to occur.

sarah rents a home (separate from kevin) that she pays for herself. elizabeth lives with sarah most of the time but she visits and stays with her father every other weekend and most holidays. during the year, elizabeth stayed at kevin’s house a total of 74 nights.

sarah provided the following information for 2016:

• sarah’s social security number is 123-43-4321

• elizabeth’s social security number is 123-34-1234

• sarah’s mailing address is 1245 rose petal drive, madison, wisconsin 53562