topic Can my boyfriend claim me as his dependent? I live with my boyfriend and lost my job in April, since then, he has fully supported me. Can he claim me as His dependent? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Can my boyfriend claim me as his dependent? I live with my boyfriend and lost my job in April, since then, he has fully supported me. Can he claim me as His dependent?

1m9i7c4helle — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:55:40 GMT

Re: Can my boyfriend claim me as his dependent? I live with my boyfriend and lost my job in April, since then, he has fully supported me. Can he claim me as His dependent?

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 01:29:34 GMT

Maybe. If you had LESS than $4700 of income in 2023 and you lived with BF for the whole year, he can claim you and he gets the $500 credit for other dependents. If you made more than $4700 he cannot claim you.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4499708-what-is-the-500-credit-for-other-dependents-family-tax-credit

And....you cannot be his qualifying dependent to file as head of household. He cannot file as HOH unless he has a dependent who is related to him---like a child who is his child.

Re: Can my boyfriend claim me as his dependent? I live with my boyfriend and lost my job in April, since then, he has fully supported me. Can he claim me as His dependent?

VolvoGirl — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 01:30:29 GMT

Only if you lived with him the whole year and made less than 4,700 income total. He can add you as a dependent, answer the questions and the program will let him know if you qualify as his dependent.