DawnC
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State tax filing

Not necessarily.   That worksheet is just for your records; it doesn't go to the IRS.   Anything under 6 months = zero months for tax purposes, so since she lived with you 3 months, it would default to zero.   But once you indicate you provided more than 50% of her support, it should calculate as more than 6 months even though it shows zero months.   

 

Is she listed as a dependent on your tax return (Box 4 of the Dependents section on Form 1040) and are you receiving the Other Dependent Tax Credit for her on Line 19 of Form 1040?   @Snowy_Desert 

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