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Qualifying Relative and eligible to be claimed as a dependent the rules are - all must be met: lived in your household the entire year (temporary absences are ignored)  their gross income for 2024 less than $5050 you provide over ½ their support. they aren’t a qualifying child of another taxpayer. you can’t be claimed as a dependent they must be a US citizen, resident alien or national or a resident of Canada or Mexico you cannot claim head of household because your fiancé is not related to you by blood

Maybe---but he would have to meet the criteria to be a "qualified relative" dependent.  For tax year 2024, if he earned more than $5050, he cannot be claimed as anyone else's dependent.        Qualifying relative They don't have to be related to you (despite the name). They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else. They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident. They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse. They lived with you the entire year (exceptions apply). They made less than $5050 in 2024.   (Not counting Social Security) You provided more than half of their financial support. When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them. There may be other tax benefits you can get when you claim a dependent. Related Information: What does "financially support another person" mean?  

your post is from the free edition which does not include form 4684. you would have to upgrade.   what is the FEMA code it would have DR or EM and a 4 digit number. not all disasters are qualified federal disasters, if not, first your loss is reduced by $100 then by 10% of your federal adjusted gross income   if it's not a federally declared disaster there is no deduction except for business property.  also make sure the proper section is completed 

Your post is not clear.  What is the source---exactly--- of the survivor income that is being sent for the children?   Is it Social Security?   If the children are receiving Social Security survivor benefits--even if the checks are payable to you for now---that is not income that you enter on a tax return.   If they are getting a SSA1099 for that money, it does not get entered on a tax return until someday--if-- the child has other income like pay from an after school job, etc. and files a tax return.  In that situation, the SSA1099 income would go on the child's income tax return--not on yours.   If the income is coming from some other source, please explain clearly.

Thanks,  but my question is,  since we declare the tips every two weeks, it is already in there when i start the taxes and part of the W2.  But, seperately, while preparing, TT will ask for ANY undeclared tips which are NOT REPORTED on the W2.   My question is, instead of reporting them to our boss every two weeks,  can I just “Lump Sum” the entire year.  That would mean, our tips would NOT show on the W2 and instead be inserted by me one time.    Either way, the same Tip Total will be included, it just changes how and when reported.   Al

"now I receive calls to help solve my tax debt."   The IRS NEVER phones you.   If  you are receiving phone calls regarding a tax debit, it is a scam.   Give NO information to anyone who is calling you about a tax debt.

Since this is an online forum, it's hard to determine exactly what is happening.     I recommend following the instructions in this link to ensure you have entered the information in the correct area of TurboTax.  Also, in order to claim a deduction, it must meet the requirements of being declared a federally declared disaster as outlined in this link.

Or do you mean you amended the first return?   You needed to wait for the original return to be fully processed and you get the first refund before amending.    What does the IRS say about your refund?  Have they sent it?  Were you having the Turbo Tax fees deducted from your refund?