This lesson is best used after studying Federal Income Taxation: Taxable Income and Tax Computation, in class. The lesson includes problem sets to work through, allowing you to apply the Code and Regs. to a variety of situations involving personal and dependency exemptions, under Internal Revenue Code sections 151 and 152.

For the taxable years 2018 through 2025, Code § 151(d)(5) has reduced all personal and dependency exemptions to zero.

Therefore, until 2026, the following lesson is for historical information and does not reflect current law's disallowance of personal and dependency exemptions. Other Code sections do, however, still rely on the definition of dependent found in § 152 - for example, § 32 (earned income tax credit) and § 213 (deduction for medical expenses).

This lesson is best used after studying Federal Income Taxation: Taxable Income and Tax Computation, in class. The lesson includes problem sets to work through, allowing you to apply the Code and Regs. to a variety of situations involving the claim of right mitigation doctrine under section 1341.

This lesson is best used after studying Federal Income Taxation: Taxable Income and Tax Computation, in class. The lesson includes problem sets to work through, allowing you to apply the Code and Regs. to a variety of situations involving filing status.

This lesson is best used after studying Federal Income Taxation: Taxable Income and Tax Computation, in class. The lesson includes problem sets to work through, allowing you to apply the Code and Regs. to a variety of situations involving the taxation of minor children's income under section 1(g).

This lesson is best used after studying Federal Income Taxation: Taxable Income and Tax Computation, in class. The lesson includes problem sets to work through, allowing you to apply the Code and Regs. to a variety of situations involving dependent care credit under Internal Revenue Code section 21.

This lesson is best used after studying Federal Income Taxation: Property Transactions, in class. The lesson includes problem sets to work through, allowing you to apply the Code and Regs. to a variety of situations involving the computation of gain and loss realized under Internal Revenue Code §§ 1001, 1011-1016.

This lesson is best used after studying Federal Income Taxation: Property Transactions, in class. The lesson includes problem sets to work through, allowing you to apply the Code and Regs. to a variety of situations involving capital gain and capital loss mechanics.

This lesson is best used after studying Federal Income Taxation: Property Transaction, in class. The lesson includes problem sets to work through, allowing you to apply the Code and Regs. to a variety of situations involving exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence, under IRS Code section 121.

This lesson is best used after studying Federal Income Taxation: Property Transactions, in class. The lesson includes problem sets to work through, allowing you to apply the Code to a variety of situations involving identifying Internal Revenue Code section 1231 property.

This lesson is best used after studying Federal Income Taxation: Property Transactions, in class. The lesson includes problem sets to work through, allowing you to apply Internal Revenue Code section 1221(a).

This lesson is best used after studying Federal Income Taxation: Property Transactions, in class. The lesson includes problem sets to work through, allowing you to apply the Code and Regs. to a variety of situations involving Internal Revenue Code section 1231 mechanics.

This lesson is best used after studying Federal Income Taxation: Property Transactions, in class. The lesson includes problem sets to work through, allowing you to apply the Code and Regs. to a variety of situations involving capital gain mechanics under Internal Revenue Code § 1222.