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02-22-2006, 12:50 PM
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 Re: Qualifying Relative Dependent "TXGranny" <paucla[at]gvtc.com> wrote: - quote - > My 9 year old grand-daughter lives with me and my boyfriend.
That is the IRS's conclusion. You can fix it by marrying> He supports both of us and I do not work. Can he claim her > as a qualifying relative? We've been told that since I have > legal custody of her, she would be considered my qualifying > child and only I can claim her as a dependent. your boyfriend, in which case your granddaughter becomes his qualifying child. -- Phil Marti Clarksburg, MD ========== Moderator: Or by having the County appoint you and your boyfriend the child's foster parents. << ================================================== ===== > << The foregoing is intended for educational purposes only > << and does NOT constitute legal OR professional advice. > << > << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org. > << Copyright (2006) - All rights reserved. > << ================================================== ===== > |
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02-22-2006, 12:31 PM
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| Re: Qualifying Relative Dependent TXGranny wrote: - quote - > My 9 year old grand-daughter lives with me and my boyfriend.
Your 9 year old granddaughter is your qualifying child. As> He supports both of us and I do not work. Can he claim her > as a qualifying relative? We've been told that since I have > legal custody of her, she would be considered my qualifying > child and only I can claim her as a dependent. What doesn't > seem quite right is that I am not a taxpayer for this past > year because I have not worked and my boyfriend has > supported both of us for the past year, and it seems that he > should be able to claim my grand-daughter as a relative > dependent based on the fact of support and residency AND the > fact that she is nor being claimed as a dependent on anyone > elses tax return. such, she can not be the qualifying relative to someone else (I don't write these laws!). It doesn't matter that you get no benefit from the dependency exemption. << ================================================== ===== > << The foregoing is intended for educational purposes only > << and does NOT constitute legal OR professional advice. > << > << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org. > << Copyright (2006) - All rights reserved. > << ================================================== ===== > |
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02-21-2006, 09:14 AM
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| Qualifying Relative Dependent My 9 year old grand-daughter lives with me and my boyfriend. He supports both of us and I do not work. Can he claim her as a qualifying relative? We've been told that since I have legal custody of her, she would be considered my qualifying child and only I can claim her as a dependent. What doesn't seem quite right is that I am not a taxpayer for this past year because I have not worked and my boyfriend has supported both of us for the past year, and it seems that he should be able to claim my grand-daughter as a relative dependent based on the fact of support and residency AND the fact that she is nor being claimed as a dependent on anyone elses tax return. << ================================================== ===== > << The foregoing is intended for educational purposes only > << and does NOT constitute legal OR professional advice. > << > << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting > << messages to this newsgroup are at www.asktax.org. > << Copyright (2006) - All rights reserved. > << ================================================== ===== > |
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