Get your taxes done using TurboTax

First and foremost I would like to offer my condolences for your Son's Passing.

You may file your son's taxes. While you are entering his Personal Information in TurboTax you will be able to indicate that you are doing so on his behalf due to his passing. Once you have gotten past this section you will simply prepare the return as you would your own. After you have filed the return you must contact the Social Security Administration to alert them of your son's passing and to have his Social Security Number properly rescinded. You can either go to their website or call 1-800-772-1213.

You may claim your grandson as a dependent on your own tax return especially if you have done so in the past. Nevertheless below are the rules for claiming a child as a dependent on your Tax Return.

Five tests must be met for a child to be your qualifying child. The five tests are:

1. Relationship
2. Age
3. Residency
4. Support
5. Joint return

Relationship
Since he is your Grandson he does meet the Relationship requirement.

Age
To meet the Age requirement he must be:

• Under age 19 at the end of the year and younger than you (or your spouse, if filing jointly),
• A student under age 24 at the end of the year and younger than you (or your spouse, if filing jointly), or
• Permanently and totally disabled at any time during the year, regardless of age.

Residency
To meet this test, your child must have lived with you for more than half the year. There are exceptions for temporary absences, children who were born or died during the year, kidnapped children, and children of divorced or separated parents.