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What are the tax changes for this year? Is there an age limit on claiming my children as dependents? How much does an unmarried dependent student have to make before he or she has to file an income tax return? If I claim my daughter as a dependent because she is a full-time college student, can she claim herself as a dependent when she files her return? For head of household filing status, do you have to claim a child as a dependent to qualify? What is the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009? What should I do if I made a mistake on my federal return that I have already filed? What is a split refund? How do I know if I have to file quarterly individual estimated tax payments?

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