Using borrowed funds from a mortgage on her home, Leah provides 52% of her own support, and her sons furnished the rest.Leah can be claimed as a dependent under a multiple support agreement.

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A multiple support agreement allows two or more taxpayers who provide more than 50% of a person's support together to agree on who among them can claim the person as a dependent. Since Leah provides more than 50% of her own support, she cannot be considered a dependent under a multiple support agreement.

Using Borrowed Funds from a Mortgage on Her Home, Leah