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03-25-2005, 06:23 AM
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 Re: Form 1040, Line 6a - "can" or "does" Harlan Lunsford wrote: - quote - > Victor Roberts wrote:
That's the best answer: "can" means you meet all 5 tests.> > Line 6a of Form 1040 states "Do not check if someone can > > claim you as a dependent." Is the "can" to be interpreted > > literally? If I have an eligible dependent, but choose not > > to claim him or her as a dependent on my return, can that > > dependent then claim himself or herself on their own return? > What it means is this: If you meet all the five tests to > claim that child as your dependency exemption, then he may > NOT claim himself. Doesn't matter if you do or don't; he > may not. << -------------------------------------------------> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org > << -------------------------------------------------> |
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03-25-2005, 04:29 AM
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| Re: Form 1040, Line 6a - "can" or "does" Victor Roberts <xxx[at]lighting-research.com> wrote: - quote - > Line 6a of Form 1040 states "Do not check if someone can
Thank you all again.> claim you as a dependent." Is the "can" to be interpreted > literally? If I have an eligible dependent, but choose not > to claim him or her as a dependent on my return, can that > dependent then claim himself or herself on their own return? -- Vic Roberts Replace xxx with vdr in e-mail address. << -------------------------------------------------> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org > << -------------------------------------------------> |
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03-25-2005, 03:31 AM
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| Re: Form 1040, Line 6a - "can" or "does" "Phil Marti" <prm20871[at]verizon.net> wrote: - quote - > "Victor Roberts" <xxx[at]lighting-research.com> wrote:
Thanks - Bob, Alan & Phil, plus others who's reply may not> > Line 6a of Form 1040 states "Do not check if someone can > > claim you as a dependent." Is the "can" to be interpreted > > literally? > It means what it says. > > If I have an eligible dependent, but choose not > > to claim him or her as a dependent on my return, can that > > dependent then claim himself or herself on their own return? > No. > There are times, mostly when higher education expenses are > involved, that it's to the family's overall tax benefit for > no one to claim the dependent's personal exemption. The > dependent can then take advantage of the education benefits, > which may be phased out on the parents' return. yet have been posted. -- Vic Roberts Replace xxx with vdr in e-mail address. << -------------------------------------------------> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org > << -------------------------------------------------> |
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03-24-2005, 03:49 AM
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| Re: Form 1040, Line 6a - "can" or "does" Victor Roberts <xxx[at]lighting-research.com> wrote: - quote - > Line 6a of Form 1040 states "Do not check if someone can
Nope.> claim you as a dependent." Is the "can" to be interpreted > literally? If I have an eligible dependent, but choose not > to claim him or her as a dependent on my return, can that > dependent then claim himself or herself on their own return? __ Art Kamlet ArtKamlet [at] AOL.com Columbus OH K2PZH << -------------------------------------------------> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org > << -------------------------------------------------> |
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03-24-2005, 03:29 AM
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| Re: Form 1040, Line 6a - "can" or "does" "Victor Roberts" <xxx[at]lighting-research.com> wrote: - quote - > Line 6a of Form 1040 states "Do not check if someone can
Yes it is interpreted literally.> claim you as a dependent." Is the "can" to be interpreted > literally? If I have an eligible dependent, but choose not > to claim him or her as a dependent on my return, can that > dependent then claim himself or herself on their own return? -- David M. Woods, EA, ChFC, CLU Woods Financial Services Norwood, MA 02062 www.woods-financial.com << -------------------------------------------------> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org > << -------------------------------------------------> |
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03-24-2005, 03:10 AM
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| Re: Form 1040, Line 6a - "can" or "does" Victor Roberts wrote: - quote - > Line 6a of Form 1040 states "Do not check if someone can
What it means is this: If you meet all the five tests to> claim you as a dependent." Is the "can" to be interpreted > literally? If I have an eligible dependent, but choose not > to claim him or her as a dependent on my return, can that > dependent then claim himself or herself on their own return? claim that child as your dependency exemption, then he may NOT claim himself. Doesn't matter if you do or don't; he may not. ChEAr$, Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA << -------------------------------------------------> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org > << -------------------------------------------------> |
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03-24-2005, 02:51 AM
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| Re: Form 1040, Line 6a - "can" or "does" "Victor Roberts" <xxx[at]lighting-research.com> wrote: - quote - > Line 6a of Form 1040 states "Do not check if someone can
No> claim you as a dependent." Is the "can" to be interpreted > literally? If I have an eligible dependent, but choose not > to claim him or her as a dependent on my return, can that > dependent then claim himself or herself on their own return? Gene E. Utterback, EA, RFC << -------------------------------------------------> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org > << -------------------------------------------------> |
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03-24-2005, 02:32 AM
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| Re: Form 1040, Line 6a - "can" or "does" Victor Roberts <xxx[at]lighting-research.com> wrote: - quote - > Line 6a of Form 1040 states "Do not check if someone can
Can is interpreted literally. The dependent cannot claim> claim you as a dependent." Is the "can" to be interpreted > literally? If I have an eligible dependent, but choose not > to claim him or her as a dependent on my return, can that > dependent then claim himself or herself on their own return? their own exemption even if you do not claim it. << -------------------------------------------------> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org > << -------------------------------------------------> |
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03-24-2005, 02:13 AM
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| Re: Form 1040, Line 6a - "can" or "does" "Victor Roberts" <xxx[at]lighting-research.com> wrote: - quote - > Line 6a of Form 1040 states "Do not check if someone can
It means what it says.> claim you as a dependent." Is the "can" to be interpreted > literally? - quote - > If I have an eligible dependent, but choose not
No.> to claim him or her as a dependent on my return, can that > dependent then claim himself or herself on their own return? There are times, mostly when higher education expenses are involved, that it's to the family's overall tax benefit for no one to claim the dependent's personal exemption. The dependent can then take advantage of the education benefits, which may be phased out on the parents' return. -- Phil Marti Clarksburg, MD << -------------------------------------------------> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org > << -------------------------------------------------> |
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03-24-2005, 02:13 AM
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| Re: Form 1040, Line 6a - "can" or "does" Victor Roberts wrote: - quote - > Line 6a of Form 1040 states "Do not check if someone can
It means exactly what it says. If another person is your> claim you as a dependent." Is the "can" to be interpreted > literally? If I have an eligible dependent, but choose not > to claim him or her as a dependent on my return, can that > dependent then claim himself or herself on their own return? dependent and you decide not to claim the exemption, it goes unclaimed. -- Alan http://taxtopics.net << -------------------------------------------------> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org > << -------------------------------------------------> |
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03-24-2005, 01:54 AM
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| Re: Form 1040, Line 6a - "can" or "does" - quote - > Line 6a of Form 1040 states "Do not check if someone can
Yes.> claim you as a dependent." Is the "can" to be interpreted > literally? - quote - > If I have an eligible dependent, but choose not
No.> to claim him or her as a dependent on my return, can that > dependent then claim himself or herself on their own return? Publication 17, page 28: Single persons. If another taxpayer is entitled to claim you as a dependent, you cannot take an exemption for yourself. This is true even if the other taxpayer does not actually claim your exemption. << -------------------------------------------------> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org > << -------------------------------------------------> |
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03-21-2005, 03:48 AM
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| Form 1040, Line 6a - "can" or "does" Line 6a of Form 1040 states "Do not check if someone can claim you as a dependent." Is the "can" to be interpreted literally? If I have an eligible dependent, but choose not to claim him or her as a dependent on my return, can that dependent then claim himself or herself on their own return? -- Vic Roberts Replace xxx with vdr in e-mail address. << -------------------------------------------------> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org > << -------------------------------------------------> |
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