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Q. Can taxpayer get the $500.00 credit for other dependents?
A. Yes, if you meet the rules.
Q. How do you enter it into turbo tax?
A. In the personal info/you and your family section , you enter the dependent's info and answer the follow up questions. For relationship, select "someone else I support", then "other". The follow up questions are for the rules below.
Here are the rules for claiming an unrelated dependent.
A person can still be a Qualifying relative dependent, if not a Qualifying Child, if he meets the 6 tests for claiming a dependent:
- Closely Related OR live with the taxpayer ALL year
- His/her gross taxable income for the year must be less than $5200 (2025)($5050 for 2024).
- The taxpayer must have provided more than 1/2 his support
In either case:
- He must be a US citizen or resident of the US, Canada or Mexico
- He must not file a joint return with his spouse or be claiming a dependent of his own
- He must not be the qualifying child of another taxpayer
He must have a US social security number or tax identification number (TIN)
Nontaxable Social security (and SSI payments) doesn't count as income, for the income test, but social security and SSI money he/she spends on her self does count as support not provided by you, for the support test. Money she puts into savings & investment does not count as support she spent on herself.
The IRS has a worksheet that can be used to help with the support calculation. See: http://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/globalmedia/teacher/worksheet_for_determining_support_4012.pdf The support value of a home is the fair market rental value plus utilities, divided by the number of occupants.
You say the person is your "client". Any money you are paid, to be his/her caretaker, is considered support not provided by you, for the support test.
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