Questão jurídica principal
Whether the taxpayer was entitled to a support deduction for the cohabiting student under direct federal tax law.
Decisão extraída
No. The recipient was neither incapable of earning nor only partially capable of earning at year-end, and voluntary second studies did not create objective need.
Fundamentação extraída
Her earnings exceeded the threshold for support need, she shared household tasks, and second-degree studies reflected a self-chosen withdrawal from work rather than protected incapacity.