1420tigre
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Claim Child as Dependent or File Separate

My children received unemployment in 2020 and if they file their own as a dependent they have a huge tax burden, but if I do not claim them their taxes are much less.

 

Can I NOT claim them on mine even if they live with me?

 

Options:

1 - I claim them as a dependent and get the tax deduction but they pay $6000 in taxes

2 - I DONT claim them on my taxes and they pay $550 in taxes.