Vanessa, a secretary at a law firm, had a comfortable job with fixed working hours. suddenly, her boss informed her that starting next week, she would be required to work extra hours. he said that the firm had received many new clients and so the workload had increased. however, he reassured her that she would be paid more for the extra work. taken aback by the unanticipated change, vanessa refused to comply with her boss's wishes. which of the following is a reason why she resisted the change? a. the timing of the change was wrong from the company's perspective. b. vanessa had formed a different assessment of the proposed change. c. the change was unexpected and took vanessa by surprise. d. vanessa did not understand why the change was being implemented. e. vanessa felt that the change was not in her best interest.

In year 1, the bennetts' 25-year-old daughter, jane, is a full-time student at an out-of-state university but she plans to return home after the school year ends. in previous years, jane has never worked and her parents have always been able to claim her as a dependent. in year 1, a kind neighbor offers to pay for all of jane's educational and living expenses. which of the following statements is most accurate regarding whether jane's parents would be allowed to claim an exemption for jane in year 1 assuming the neighbor pays for all of jane's support? a.no, jane must include her neighbor's gift as income and thus fails the gross income test for a qualifying relative.b.yes, because she is a full-time student and does not provide more than half of her own support, jane is considered her parent's qualifying child.c.no, jane is too old to be considered a qualifying child and fails the support test of a qualifying relative.d.yes, because she is a student, her absence is considered as "temporary." consequently she meets the residence test and is a considered a qualifying child of the bennetts.