Can I still claim both of my brothers as dependants if my father now has been accepted for SSI since about August of last year? We all do live in the same household.

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June 6, 2019
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I’ve been claiming them for about five years but since my dad now is getting SSI, i just want to make sure I still can. Such as if there a minimum or max amount of money i have to make in order for me to claim them now.

Best answer by Irene2805

UPDATED FOR TAX YEAR 2019

No. There is no minimum or maximum income requirement for you. However, the 2018 exemption for dependents was suspended (repealed) through tax year 2025 by tax reform legislation. To potentially make up for this, the Child Tax Credit has been increased and there is a new $500 Credit for Other Dependents ("Family Tax Credit).

In order to qualify for the Child Tax Credit your brothers need to meet the following requirements:

Relationship: The person is your child, foster child, adopted child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister or a descendent of one of these (for example, grandchild, niece or nephew).
Residence: The person lives in your home for more than half the year. If he or she is temporarily absent, that still counts as time living in your home. A temporary absence could be time spent at boarding school, time away for medical care, or juvenile detention. Different guidelines apply for children of divorced or separated parents.
Age: The person is under 17 at the end of 2018.
Support: The person doesn’t provide more than half of his or her own support.
Nationality: The person is a U.S. citizen, U.S. resident alien, or U.S. national, as long as they have a Social Security number. An adopted child who doesn’t meet this requirement but lives with you for the entire year can be your dependent, as long as you’re a U.S. citizen.
Marital status: Generally, a married dependent can’t file a joint tax return with a spouse. The only exception is when the married dependent files a joint return only to get a refund of taxes paid (no tax credits are received) and, if separate returns are filed, neither the dependent nor spouse would have a tax liability.

Just go through the interview, and TurboTax will ask you for the necessary information.

[Edited | 4/3/2020 | 1:21pm PDT]

Irene2805Answer

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UPDATED FOR TAX YEAR 2019

In order to qualify for the Child Tax Credit your brothers need to meet the following requirements:

Relationship: The person is your child, foster child, adopted child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister or a descendent of one of these (for example, grandchild, niece or nephew).
Residence: The person lives in your home for more than half the year. If he or she is temporarily absent, that still counts as time living in your home. A temporary absence could be time spent at boarding school, time away for medical care, or juvenile detention. Different guidelines apply for children of divorced or separated parents.
Age: The person is under 17 at the end of 2018.
Support: The person doesn’t provide more than half of his or her own support.
Nationality: The person is a U.S. citizen, U.S. resident alien, or U.S. national, as long as they have a Social Security number. An adopted child who doesn’t meet this requirement but lives with you for the entire year can be your dependent, as long as you’re a U.S. citizen.
Marital status: Generally, a married dependent can’t file a joint tax return with a spouse. The only exception is when the married dependent files a joint return only to get a refund of taxes paid (no tax credits are received) and, if separate returns are filed, neither the dependent nor spouse would have a tax liability.

Just go through the interview, and TurboTax will ask you for the necessary information.

[Edited | 4/3/2020 | 1:21pm PDT]