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Why I can't claim my cousin as a dependent? he made $4,500

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
April 15, 2020
2 replies
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So my cousin lived with me the entire year, hes not a student, he made around $4500 but we paid half of his expenses, turbotax doesn't allow me to add him as a dependent. He's 20, unless I lied that he didn't make that amount, TurboTax will allow me to claim him, I don't want to get a letter from the IRS Saying that I cant claim him and I owned them money! please help me I really appreciate it.

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Best answer by Critter

There are two rules to claim someone as a dependent on a tax return, either the Qualifying Child rules or the Qualifying Relative rules.

Who can I claim as my dependent?

You can claim a child, relative, friend, or fiancé (etc.) as a dependent on your 2018 taxes as long as they meet the following requirements:

Qualifying child

They are related to you.
They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
They are under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).
- No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children.
They live with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply).
They didn't provide more than half of their own support for the year.

Qualifying relative

They don't have to be related to you (despite the name).
They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
They lived with you the entire year.
They made less than $4,250 in 2019.
You provided more than half of their financial support.

When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them.

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There are two rules to claim someone as a dependent on a tax return, either the Qualifying Child rules or the Qualifying Relative rules.

Who can I claim as my dependent?

You can claim a child, relative, friend, or fiancé (etc.) as a dependent on your 2018 taxes as long as they meet the following requirements:

Qualifying child

They are related to you.
They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
They are under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).
- No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children.
They live with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply).
They didn't provide more than half of their own support for the year.

Qualifying relative

They don't have to be related to you (despite the name).
They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
They lived with you the entire year.
They made less than $4,250 in 2019.
You provided more than half of their financial support.

When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them.

FGuardadoAuthor

Level 2

Thank you so much for your help !! basically I can't claim him because he made more than $2,200 😞