!. If your daughter has no income she has nothing to enter on an income tax return. She is not eligible for any child-related credits on an income tax return, since those credits are based on receiving income by working.
2. If they both lived with you and you paid for over half their support you may be able claim them on your tax return. I will put the criteria for claiming a dependent down below.
3. If your SO is the one who paid for over half their support and they lived in the home for the whole year, all he "gets" for claiming them is a $500 credit for other dependents. He cannot get Head of Household filing status, cannot get EIC, child tax credit, childcare credit, or stimulus money for the child. They are unrelated to him. So any tax benefit to him is minimal compared to yours.
As for whether claiming them affects Medicaid and EBT---ask the agency that controls those benefits.
IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed:
https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3113432-who-can-i-claim-as-my-dependent
WHO CAN I CLAIM AS A DEPENDENT?
You can claim a child, relative, friend, fiance (etc.) as a dependent on your 2019 taxes as long as they meet the following requirements:
Qualifying child
• They are related to you.
• They cannot be claimed as a dependent by someone else.
• They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
• They are not 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).
Qualifying relative
• They don't have to be related to you (despite the name).
• They cannot be claimed as a dependent by someone else.
• They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
• They are not filing a joint return with their spouse.
• They lived with you the entire year.
• They made less than $4300 (not counting Social Security)
• You provided more than half of their financial support. More info
When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them.
Related Information:
• Does a dependent have to live with me?
• What does "financially support another person" mean?
• Can I claim a newborn baby?
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