Family Who Can I Claim as a Tax Dependent? Read the Article Open Share Drawer Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Written by TurboTaxLisa Published May 31, 2024 4 min read The question, “Who can I claim as my dependent?” has remained a top question for many taxpayers. It is an area where tax deductions and credits are often overlooked or inaccurately reported on tax returns. Under tax reform, you can no longer claim the dependent exemption — but you still need to know who qualifies as your dependent for other tax benefits like the Child Tax Credit (up to $2,000 per child under age 17) or the $500 Other Dependent Credit for children over 17 years old or for those who aren’t your children. While we’ll help you to understand who may be eligible to claim as a dependent below, don’t worry about remembering these rules come tax time. TurboTax has you covered. Who Can I Claim As a Tax Dependent? The 5 tests that qualify a child as a dependent Relationship: Must be your child, adopted child, foster child, brother or sister, or a descendant of one of these (grandchild or niece/nephew). Residence: Must have the same residence for more than half the year (exceptions apply). Age: Must be under age 19 or under 24 and a full-time student for at least 5 months. They can be any age if they are totally and permanently disabled. Support: Received more than half of their support from you. Joint Support: The child cannot file a joint return for the year (unless to claim a refund of taxes paid or withheld). The 4 tests that will qualify a relative as a dependent Not a Qualifying Child: They are not the “qualifying child” of another taxpayer or your “qualifying child.” Gross Income: The dependent being claimed earns less than $5,050 in 2024 ($4,700 in 2023). Total Support: You provide more than half of the total support for the year. Member of Household or Relationship: The person (a friend, girlfriend, non-blood relative) must live with you all year as a member of your household or be related to you. Many taxpayers are surprised to find they may be able to claim a boyfriend, girlfriend, domestic partner, or friend as a qualifying relative if: They are a member of your household the entire year. The relationship between you and the dependent does not violate the law, for example, you can not still be married to someone else. (Also, check your individual state law, as some states do not allow you to claim a boyfriend or girlfriend as a dependent even if your relationship doesn’t violate the law). You meet all the other criteria for “qualifying relatives” (gross income and support). Dependent FAQ Question: My 26-year-old is living with me. He works and made more than $5,050 in 2024. Can I claim him as a dependent? Answer: No, because your child would not meet the age test, which says your “qualifying child” must be under age 19 or 24 if a full-time student for at least 5 months out of the year. To be considered a “qualifying relative”, his income must be less than $5,050 in 2024 ($4,700 in 2023). Question: I started work in September of this year and had my baby in March. Can I claim my baby as a dependent on my taxes? Answer: Yes, even if you have a baby on December 31, you can claim them as a dependent on your taxes. Question: My boyfriend fully supports me. We live with his mother, but my boyfriend pays our full support, including rent. His mother wants to claim us as dependents. Who can claim the deduction? Answer: As long as your boyfriend is not married (be sure to check your individual state law regarding claiming a boyfriend or girlfriend as some states don’t comply with the federal law), supplies over half of your support, and you lived with him the entire year and did not earn more than $5,0500, you would qualify as his dependent. His mother could not claim you since she did not provide more than half of the support. Question: My spouse has not worked all year except for one month, can I claim him as a dependent? Answer: You cannot claim a spouse as a dependent. However, if you file married filing jointly, you may have more tax benefits. No matter what moves you made last year, TurboTax will make them count on your taxes. Whether you want to do your taxes yourself or have a TurboTax expert file for you, we’ll make sure you get every dollar you deserve and your biggest possible refund – guaranteed. Get started Previous Post Nanny and Housekeeper Tax Rules Next Post Fun in the Sun: Summer Day Camp Expenses May Qualify… Written by Lisa Greene-Lewis Lisa has over 20 years of experience in tax preparation. Her success is attributed to being able to interpret tax laws and help clients better understand them. She has held positions as a public auditor, controller, and operations manager. Lisa has appeared on the Steve Harvey Show, the Ellen Show, and major news broadcast to break down tax laws and help taxpayers understand what tax laws mean to them. For Lisa, getting timely and accurate information out to taxpayers to help them keep more of their money is paramount. More from Lisa Greene-Lewis Follow Lisa Greene-Lewis on Twitter. 1,003 responses to “Who Can I Claim as a Tax Dependent?” « Older Comments Newer Comments » I have lived with my boyfriend(my children’s father) for 15 years.he has 2 children that are not bio logically mine.he has always claimed all the children on his taxes.he has been disabled for the past 3 years and I’m the only one working.why have I not been able to claim the 2 children on my return.they have always lived with us and I support them.I called IRS last year and was told I should have been allowed to but turbo tax wouldn’t allow it only my two biological ones were allowed.what can I do to be able to claim them Can i file my girlfriend’s child on my taxes ? My Daughter is 21 & lives with me,she works and makes less that 3,700.00 can i claim her as a dependent? If my son is 24 and he lives with me and has made less then 3,700 can I claim him as a Dependent ? I provide everything for him . my daughter is 23 years old and lives with me and was in collage for 5 months out of the year can I claim her on my taxes? I have lived with my boyfriend for just over a year now…I have not worked in a year and a half….I am not married to anyone. Can he claim me as a dependent? I haven’t worked because of health, i live with my son who supports me. can he claim me on his taxes? My half sister is disabled but provided companion services for an elderly lady, her annual income yielded at 3382. Can I claim her as a dependent and do I need to report her income? Two years ago my boyfriend and his son moved in with me and my boyfriend isnt working so i claimed him on my taxes last year. Im going to claim him again this year but can i also claim his son since he lives with us? My 2 children and I live with my mother due to the fact that I’ve been laid off. I did not work at all 2014. Can my mother claim all of us? Also only received 1745 in unem ployment Thanks In 2013 our daughter claimed herself, however she moved back home in 12/2013 and lived with us until 12/2014. She made less than $2,000 and was doing several online classes. Can we claim her in our 2014 taxes? My wife and I got married June 21 of 2014, from January my wife lived in the trailer on my parents property. After we got married we lived in that trailer for the next 5 month’s before we left. While. living there we paid $300 a month to cover the gas and electric and the water bill, and also pain nearly $50-75 every week to two weeks for propane. My mother wants to claim us as dependents for the time spent there. Can she claim us? Hi Austin, She would have to provide over half of your support and you each could not make over $3,950 in order for her to claim you. It sounds like you paid most of your living expenses. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis If my husbanddoesn’t have income from last year do I claim him as a dependent or something else??? Hi, He wouldn’t be a dependent, but you would still get an exemption for him of $3,950, which reduces your taxable income. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis I provide over 70% of my adult sons expenses including home, medical that insurance insurance does not cover etc. He does get a small employers annuity each month – I do claim Head of Household – he files his own taxes – so is he also a dependent – I have never claimed him as such nor an exemption Can my soon to be husband claim our kids if they have not lived with him for almost 2 years? I am 26 years old and disabled. I made 7,000 last year, I live with my mom and she fully supports me. Can she claim me as I dependent? Can I still file? I’ve been living with my girlfriend and her mother for about a year and a half now. She is over 19 but under 24. She hasn’t been a full time student since 2012. She does not earn any income so I fully support her and pay rent. I am not sure if it passes all the tests for her to known as a qualifying relative. I filed my tax on February 7th and havnt got my refund yet. I tried to track it but Irs says I have to wait 4 weeks which will be tomorrow. But I want to know if there is a chance that my taxes can be denied and I end up getting none of my refund. So far I have not worked in 2015, should this continue to be true I will have no w2 provided for taxes to be submitted in 2016. If I have no w2, I assume my husband I would/could not file jointly since I made no income. I would not have even brought in $1. If that is true, would he be able to list me as a dependent like he does our two year old son? Thank you for your time!! Can my parents still claim me as a dependent even if I’m 21 and only a half-time student? I also work part-time. We bought a house march2015 when can i file the first time home buyer credit? Also i am sending money overseas for minor sister can I file her as dependent? My daughter just filed her taxes on Turbo Tax. When asked if she had any dependents she indicated yes. however, when the question regarding how much income I made, she indicated more than the 3900. However, my income is SSD and not taxable. Can she amend her return? The system said I was not a qualified dependent, assuming based upon my income entered as taxable, when in fact it is not. I’m 20 years old. I took a year and a half off from high school, and worked all through 2014, earning roughly $13,000. Now I am a full time student, but I had started January 2015. This means that I can’t be claimed as a dependent under the age clause because: -I’m not under 18 -I was not a full-time student until 2015 Am I correct in this assumption? My wife income is less than 3000 during 2014. If we are filing separately, can I claim her in my tax? Hi, if i been claiming my daughter for the past 13years but she has been living with her grandparents and they receive Medicaid for her, can I still claim her? We will close our new home apr 1 2015. Can I still file for this 2014 taxes Hi, No you can only claim deductions related to your new home on your 2015 taxes. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Can we claimed our parents as our dependents, we send them $300 a month or so, my mom & my dad doesn’t work. But we dont live in the same place? Hi Kate, Your parents don’t have to live with you, but you have to provide over half of their support and they can’t make over $3,950 in taxable income. TurboTax will help you claim them if you are eligible. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis We already file our taxes thru turbo tax, is there any way we can re evaluate it? Hi Kate, If your taxes were already accepted by the IRS you will not be able to. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis I was out of work and living with my mother for 9 months of 2014, I started working in october and made 3500 by year’s end. Do I file, should I be claimed? I am over the age of 25. If im married but am a full time student and live with my parents since my husband is in the airforce traveling a lot, can my parents claim me as a dependent ? my wife and i had a baby in may of 2014. i work full-time and she works part time. we both forgot to claim our child exemption on our w2 or w4. we are about to do our taxes and was wondering who should claim our daughter? is it too late to claim her or change our exemption? Hi Kevin, No, it’s not too late to claim her on your taxes and you should claim her since you will receive a dependent exemption, child tax credit, and you may be able to receive other tax benefits. Just make sure you have a social security number for her. The fact that you did not add her as an exemption on your W-4 only impacts your withholding so typically when you add an exemption your withholding is less. Since you did not include her you may have had more taxes withheld, but you may get it back as a refund when you file your taxes. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Lisa Greene-Lewis I have been unemployed for over 1.5 years. My daughter has asked me to come live with her and they will pay me to care for my granddaughter. Would it be a better deduction for them to not pay me as a babysitter and claim me as a dependent? They will be covering all of my daily costs as I have zero income (i.e. Medications, insurance, gas, food etc). Can they claim me as both as long as I don’t make more than the income limits? I have a 19 year old freshman in College at University of Missouri. We as her parents live in Washington state. In order for her to get residency in the state of Missouri we can not claim her on our taxes as a dependent. Our accountant is having trouble with us doing this, because he says we provide most of her support. But if we want to do this I would say it’s our choice to not get the 3900.00 deduction. Is that correct??I really need help on this. Thanks, Nancy My boyfriend and i have been living together for two years but the year 2014 he lost his job so i have been take care all the bills and supporting him,until he fines another job,can i claim him as a dependent and if he owe will it be taken from my taxes. I just had my newborn son in January 2015. I canont claim him right ? Congratulations Simone! No, not until you file your 2015 taxes in 2016. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis No, your baby cannot be claimed for the 2014-2015 tax year. He can be claimed at the end of the year 2015-2016 tax year. My nephew is 19 and legally blind he lives with us an receives like 600 a month I disability should I claim him I know his check is based on living with us Hi Shawn, Your nephew could be claimed as a “qualifying child” if he lived with you over half of the year and did not provide over half of his own support. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis My ex-father-in-law lives with me. He collects Social Security. Does not file income tax anymore. Can I claim him on my taxes as a dependent? We live in Florida. Hi Mike, If you provide over half of your fathers support, he’s a US citizen or National, and his social security income is not taxable then you can claim him. TurboTax will walk you through claiming him. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis I am 26 years old and live with my boyfriend who has a disability. He does receive an SSI check. We had a baby together August 2014. Can I claim him as a dependent? If so, how much can I expect to reduce, more or less, for doing so? Hi Linnette, If your boyfriend lived with you for the entire year and you provided over half his support, you may be able to claim him as a dependent as long as he did not earn any taxable income over $3,950. TurboTax will walk you through claiming dependents so you get the tax refund you are eligible for. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis my daughter is 31 yo and is going to school full time, she is not working and we provide all her living expenses for past 1.5 yrs. can i claim her as a dependent? Hi Jodi, As long as you provide over half of her support, she does not earn more than $3,950, and she is a US citizen, National, or resident of Canada or Mexico, you can claim her. TurboTax walks you through claiming a child or relative as a dependent. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis My wife was pregnant in 2014, and had the baby in Aug 2014 and she could not work due to pregnancy. I had to support her and the baby the whole year. She is age 21. Can I claim her as a earned income credit or a dependent, since she was not able to work? Hi Ryan, Your wife cannot be a dependent, but you will get an exemption for she and your baby worth $3,950 each. Your baby will also qualify you for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Make sure you have a social security number for your new baby. TurboTax will walk you through all of the tax deductions and credits you’re eligible for. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis I have a 21 year old who made less than $3000 in 2014. He lives at home and did take 2 college classes during the 2nd semester of 2014. Can I not claim him as a dependent? If so, how? ALSO … I have a 17 year old who is a senior in high school. He worked and made less than $2000. Why is my tax software not including him as a dependent? Hi David, You would be able to claim your 21 year old as a “qualifying relative” since he made less than $3,950 as long as you. provided over half of his support. You should also be able to claim your 17 year old as a “qualifying child” as long as he didn’t supply over half of his own support. Double check your answers to questions regarding your dependents and also make sure you are inputting their social security numbers correctly. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis My wife hasn’t worked in a year and a half can I claim her as a dependent My wife hasn’t worked in a year and a half can I claim her as a dependent I have a 22 year old that just graduated from college in May 2014, he lived with me until the end of August 2014. He has since moved to another state and started working from Sept – Dec making about $40,000. Since he was in college from Jan – May and not working until he moved out the end of August, can we claim him and his college on our 2014 taxes? My daughter has lived with me full time. She has part time job earn $9k last year 2014. Can i claim her as a dependant on my taxes? She is 23 years old. My daughter had a part time job. She earned roughly $9k this year. She lives full time with me. I have provided gor the entire year. Can i claim her as a dependant? I had my daughter July 29,2014 which she 6month can I claim her on my taxes My sister is 31 and my god sister is 18 and they both been living with me and am the only working can i file both of them as a dependant My mother is 61 and on disability (has been for years now). I had twins 20 months ago and she moved in to help watch them while my husband and i work. Besides her medicaid she only makes $742.00 a month. That does not cover much at all:) Am I able to claim her as a dependent on my taxes? I pay for her transportation, room and board, meals, utilities ect…. thanks in advance! Hi Leia, If her $742 per month is taxable income like from a retirement you could not as it does not meet the income test, which says a “qualifying relative” must make under $3,950 a year. If it is not taxable income and you provide over half of her support then you may be able to claim her. TurboTax will guide you through the necessary questions and give you the deduction if you are eligible. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis My boyfriend and i have been living together for 2 years he didnt work at all last year but i did. I fully supported the household including him. Can i claim him as a dependent on my taxes My live in boyfriend for two years has not worked all year and lived with me for 13 months. He finally starting claiming unemploymnet in April for himself. He paid me only 3600.00 for the whole year. Can I claim him? According to my divorce papers,my ex can claim both of our children if the deduction does not benefit me. I just got married in Nov 14. I do not work. Can we claim my child based on my husband’s income and the deduction benefittng us? in this man nurse and he is 65 yrs of age and receive payment for mhmr.he is unable to care for himself.I have been supporting him.and being his home nurse for 12 months can I carry him as a dependant? Me and my boyfriend have lived together for about 4 years I have a son and we have a daughter together can he claim me and my son who I have physical custody of and has lived with us the whole year also if I’m unemployed and just go to school or can he only claim our daughter My mom has a 401K and wants to take some out to help me pay for college. I am 31 and struggling but make too much for her to claim me… How would we file our taxes if she took the money out of her 401K? I am trying to start college but am short $10,000. My mom and brother did this a few years ago, but we can’t remember how they were both able to file taxes. Can you please help me? Lisa, My son was on my 2014 Health care, I received my 1095A from healthcare. My son will file his own income tax for 2014. what do I need to do about the 1095A. they have him listed on the healthcare as a dependant « Older Comments Newer Comments » Browse Related Articles Crypto Understanding Crypto and Capital Gains Work 7 Things You Need to Know About the New Business Report… Work Using Form 8829 to Write-Off Business Use of Your Home Tax Tips Roth 403(b) vs. Roth IRA: Which Should You Invest In? Life Interest Rates, Inflation, and Your Taxes Investments Essential Tax Tips for Maximizing Investment Gains Uncategorized TurboTax is Partnering with Saweetie to Elevate Hoop Dr… Business Small Business Owners: Optimize Your Taxes with a Mid-Y… Small Business The Benefits of Employing Your Children and the Tax Bre… Income and Investments Are Olympics Winnings Taxed?
I have lived with my boyfriend(my children’s father) for 15 years.he has 2 children that are not bio logically mine.he has always claimed all the children on his taxes.he has been disabled for the past 3 years and I’m the only one working.why have I not been able to claim the 2 children on my return.they have always lived with us and I support them.I called IRS last year and was told I should have been allowed to but turbo tax wouldn’t allow it only my two biological ones were allowed.what can I do to be able to claim them
My Daughter is 21 & lives with me,she works and makes less that 3,700.00 can i claim her as a dependent?
If my son is 24 and he lives with me and has made less then 3,700 can I claim him as a Dependent ? I provide everything for him .
my daughter is 23 years old and lives with me and was in collage for 5 months out of the year can I claim her on my taxes?
I have lived with my boyfriend for just over a year now…I have not worked in a year and a half….I am not married to anyone. Can he claim me as a dependent?
I haven’t worked because of health, i live with my son who supports me. can he claim me on his taxes?
My half sister is disabled but provided companion services for an elderly lady, her annual income yielded at 3382. Can I claim her as a dependent and do I need to report her income?
Two years ago my boyfriend and his son moved in with me and my boyfriend isnt working so i claimed him on my taxes last year. Im going to claim him again this year but can i also claim his son since he lives with us?
My 2 children and I live with my mother due to the fact that I’ve been laid off. I did not work at all 2014. Can my mother claim all of us? Also only received 1745 in unem ployment Thanks
In 2013 our daughter claimed herself, however she moved back home in 12/2013 and lived with us until 12/2014. She made less than $2,000 and was doing several online classes. Can we claim her in our 2014 taxes?
My wife and I got married June 21 of 2014, from January my wife lived in the trailer on my parents property. After we got married we lived in that trailer for the next 5 month’s before we left. While. living there we paid $300 a month to cover the gas and electric and the water bill, and also pain nearly $50-75 every week to two weeks for propane. My mother wants to claim us as dependents for the time spent there. Can she claim us?
Hi Austin, She would have to provide over half of your support and you each could not make over $3,950 in order for her to claim you. It sounds like you paid most of your living expenses. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
Hi, He wouldn’t be a dependent, but you would still get an exemption for him of $3,950, which reduces your taxable income. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
I provide over 70% of my adult sons expenses including home, medical that insurance insurance does not cover etc. He does get a small employers annuity each month – I do claim Head of Household – he files his own taxes – so is he also a dependent – I have never claimed him as such nor an exemption
I am 26 years old and disabled. I made 7,000 last year, I live with my mom and she fully supports me. Can she claim me as I dependent? Can I still file?
I’ve been living with my girlfriend and her mother for about a year and a half now. She is over 19 but under 24. She hasn’t been a full time student since 2012. She does not earn any income so I fully support her and pay rent. I am not sure if it passes all the tests for her to known as a qualifying relative. I filed my tax on February 7th and havnt got my refund yet. I tried to track it but Irs says I have to wait 4 weeks which will be tomorrow. But I want to know if there is a chance that my taxes can be denied and I end up getting none of my refund.
So far I have not worked in 2015, should this continue to be true I will have no w2 provided for taxes to be submitted in 2016. If I have no w2, I assume my husband I would/could not file jointly since I made no income. I would not have even brought in $1. If that is true, would he be able to list me as a dependent like he does our two year old son? Thank you for your time!!
Can my parents still claim me as a dependent even if I’m 21 and only a half-time student? I also work part-time.
We bought a house march2015 when can i file the first time home buyer credit? Also i am sending money overseas for minor sister can I file her as dependent?
My daughter just filed her taxes on Turbo Tax. When asked if she had any dependents she indicated yes. however, when the question regarding how much income I made, she indicated more than the 3900. However, my income is SSD and not taxable. Can she amend her return? The system said I was not a qualified dependent, assuming based upon my income entered as taxable, when in fact it is not.
I’m 20 years old. I took a year and a half off from high school, and worked all through 2014, earning roughly $13,000. Now I am a full time student, but I had started January 2015. This means that I can’t be claimed as a dependent under the age clause because: -I’m not under 18 -I was not a full-time student until 2015 Am I correct in this assumption?
My wife income is less than 3000 during 2014. If we are filing separately, can I claim her in my tax?
Hi, if i been claiming my daughter for the past 13years but she has been living with her grandparents and they receive Medicaid for her, can I still claim her?
Hi, No you can only claim deductions related to your new home on your 2015 taxes. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
Can we claimed our parents as our dependents, we send them $300 a month or so, my mom & my dad doesn’t work. But we dont live in the same place?
Hi Kate, Your parents don’t have to live with you, but you have to provide over half of their support and they can’t make over $3,950 in taxable income. TurboTax will help you claim them if you are eligible. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
Hi Kate, If your taxes were already accepted by the IRS you will not be able to. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
I was out of work and living with my mother for 9 months of 2014, I started working in october and made 3500 by year’s end. Do I file, should I be claimed? I am over the age of 25.
If im married but am a full time student and live with my parents since my husband is in the airforce traveling a lot, can my parents claim me as a dependent ?
my wife and i had a baby in may of 2014. i work full-time and she works part time. we both forgot to claim our child exemption on our w2 or w4. we are about to do our taxes and was wondering who should claim our daughter? is it too late to claim her or change our exemption?
Hi Kevin, No, it’s not too late to claim her on your taxes and you should claim her since you will receive a dependent exemption, child tax credit, and you may be able to receive other tax benefits. Just make sure you have a social security number for her. The fact that you did not add her as an exemption on your W-4 only impacts your withholding so typically when you add an exemption your withholding is less. Since you did not include her you may have had more taxes withheld, but you may get it back as a refund when you file your taxes. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Lisa Greene-Lewis
I have been unemployed for over 1.5 years. My daughter has asked me to come live with her and they will pay me to care for my granddaughter. Would it be a better deduction for them to not pay me as a babysitter and claim me as a dependent? They will be covering all of my daily costs as I have zero income (i.e. Medications, insurance, gas, food etc). Can they claim me as both as long as I don’t make more than the income limits?
I have a 19 year old freshman in College at University of Missouri. We as her parents live in Washington state. In order for her to get residency in the state of Missouri we can not claim her on our taxes as a dependent. Our accountant is having trouble with us doing this, because he says we provide most of her support. But if we want to do this I would say it’s our choice to not get the 3900.00 deduction. Is that correct??I really need help on this. Thanks, Nancy
My boyfriend and i have been living together for two years but the year 2014 he lost his job so i have been take care all the bills and supporting him,until he fines another job,can i claim him as a dependent and if he owe will it be taken from my taxes.
No, your baby cannot be claimed for the 2014-2015 tax year. He can be claimed at the end of the year 2015-2016 tax year.
My nephew is 19 and legally blind he lives with us an receives like 600 a month I disability should I claim him I know his check is based on living with us
Hi Shawn, Your nephew could be claimed as a “qualifying child” if he lived with you over half of the year and did not provide over half of his own support. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
My ex-father-in-law lives with me. He collects Social Security. Does not file income tax anymore. Can I claim him on my taxes as a dependent? We live in Florida.
Hi Mike, If you provide over half of your fathers support, he’s a US citizen or National, and his social security income is not taxable then you can claim him. TurboTax will walk you through claiming him. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
I am 26 years old and live with my boyfriend who has a disability. He does receive an SSI check. We had a baby together August 2014. Can I claim him as a dependent? If so, how much can I expect to reduce, more or less, for doing so?
Hi Linnette, If your boyfriend lived with you for the entire year and you provided over half his support, you may be able to claim him as a dependent as long as he did not earn any taxable income over $3,950. TurboTax will walk you through claiming dependents so you get the tax refund you are eligible for. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
my daughter is 31 yo and is going to school full time, she is not working and we provide all her living expenses for past 1.5 yrs. can i claim her as a dependent?
Hi Jodi, As long as you provide over half of her support, she does not earn more than $3,950, and she is a US citizen, National, or resident of Canada or Mexico, you can claim her. TurboTax walks you through claiming a child or relative as a dependent. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
My wife was pregnant in 2014, and had the baby in Aug 2014 and she could not work due to pregnancy. I had to support her and the baby the whole year. She is age 21. Can I claim her as a earned income credit or a dependent, since she was not able to work?
Hi Ryan, Your wife cannot be a dependent, but you will get an exemption for she and your baby worth $3,950 each. Your baby will also qualify you for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Make sure you have a social security number for your new baby. TurboTax will walk you through all of the tax deductions and credits you’re eligible for. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
I have a 21 year old who made less than $3000 in 2014. He lives at home and did take 2 college classes during the 2nd semester of 2014. Can I not claim him as a dependent? If so, how? ALSO … I have a 17 year old who is a senior in high school. He worked and made less than $2000. Why is my tax software not including him as a dependent?
Hi David, You would be able to claim your 21 year old as a “qualifying relative” since he made less than $3,950 as long as you. provided over half of his support. You should also be able to claim your 17 year old as a “qualifying child” as long as he didn’t supply over half of his own support. Double check your answers to questions regarding your dependents and also make sure you are inputting their social security numbers correctly. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
I have a 22 year old that just graduated from college in May 2014, he lived with me until the end of August 2014. He has since moved to another state and started working from Sept – Dec making about $40,000. Since he was in college from Jan – May and not working until he moved out the end of August, can we claim him and his college on our 2014 taxes?
My daughter has lived with me full time. She has part time job earn $9k last year 2014. Can i claim her as a dependant on my taxes? She is 23 years old.
My daughter had a part time job. She earned roughly $9k this year. She lives full time with me. I have provided gor the entire year. Can i claim her as a dependant?
My sister is 31 and my god sister is 18 and they both been living with me and am the only working can i file both of them as a dependant
My mother is 61 and on disability (has been for years now). I had twins 20 months ago and she moved in to help watch them while my husband and i work. Besides her medicaid she only makes $742.00 a month. That does not cover much at all:) Am I able to claim her as a dependent on my taxes? I pay for her transportation, room and board, meals, utilities ect…. thanks in advance!
Hi Leia, If her $742 per month is taxable income like from a retirement you could not as it does not meet the income test, which says a “qualifying relative” must make under $3,950 a year. If it is not taxable income and you provide over half of her support then you may be able to claim her. TurboTax will guide you through the necessary questions and give you the deduction if you are eligible. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
My boyfriend and i have been living together for 2 years he didnt work at all last year but i did. I fully supported the household including him. Can i claim him as a dependent on my taxes
My live in boyfriend for two years has not worked all year and lived with me for 13 months. He finally starting claiming unemploymnet in April for himself. He paid me only 3600.00 for the whole year. Can I claim him?
According to my divorce papers,my ex can claim both of our children if the deduction does not benefit me. I just got married in Nov 14. I do not work. Can we claim my child based on my husband’s income and the deduction benefittng us?
in this man nurse and he is 65 yrs of age and receive payment for mhmr.he is unable to care for himself.I have been supporting him.and being his home nurse for 12 months can I carry him as a dependant?
Me and my boyfriend have lived together for about 4 years I have a son and we have a daughter together can he claim me and my son who I have physical custody of and has lived with us the whole year also if I’m unemployed and just go to school or can he only claim our daughter
My mom has a 401K and wants to take some out to help me pay for college. I am 31 and struggling but make too much for her to claim me… How would we file our taxes if she took the money out of her 401K? I am trying to start college but am short $10,000. My mom and brother did this a few years ago, but we can’t remember how they were both able to file taxes. Can you please help me?
Lisa, My son was on my 2014 Health care, I received my 1095A from healthcare. My son will file his own income tax for 2014. what do I need to do about the 1095A. they have him listed on the healthcare as a dependant