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Simple answer: NO.
For several reasons.
There are two types of dependents, "Qualifying Children"(QC) and standard ("Qualifying Relative" in IRS parlance even though they don't have to actually be related). There is no income limit for a QC but there is an age limit, a relationship test and residence test. Only a QC qualifies a taxpayer for the Earned Income Credit. They are interrelated but the rules are different for each.
Your god son cannot be your Qualifying Child because he is not related. He cannot be your Qualifying Relative because he made more than $4050 of income.
Furthermore, if your only income is Social security, you are not even required to file a tax return.
Simple answer: NO.
For several reasons.
There are two types of dependents, "Qualifying Children"(QC) and standard ("Qualifying Relative" in IRS parlance even though they don't have to actually be related). There is no income limit for a QC but there is an age limit, a relationship test and residence test. Only a QC qualifies a taxpayer for the Earned Income Credit. They are interrelated but the rules are different for each.
Your god son cannot be your Qualifying Child because he is not related. He cannot be your Qualifying Relative because he made more than $4050 of income.
Furthermore, if your only income is Social security, you are not even required to file a tax return.
To claim him as a dependent, he would have to be related to you and because he is older than 19, he would also have to be a full time student.
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