https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-girlfriend-the-beginning-of-december-she-and-her-son-lived-with-me-did-not-pay-for-anything-i/01/3149714#M1156158 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:13:50 GMT bulow41 2026-02-10T09:13:50Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-girlfriend-the-beginning-of-december-she-and-her-son-lived-with-me-did-not-pay-for-anything-i/01/3149714#M1156158 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:13:50 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-girlfriend-the-beginning-of-december-she-and-her-son-lived-with-me-did-not-pay-for-anything-i/01/3149714#M1156158 bulow41 2026-02-10T09:13:50Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-girlfriend-the-beginning-of-december-she-and-her-son-lived-with-me-did-not-pay-for-anything-i/01/3149730#M1156166 <P>You can do nothing and cannot claim them without a Social Security number.</P> <P>Additionally, if they only started living in your home in December 2023 you could not claim them as dependents.&nbsp; A non-related person can only be claimed as a dependent if they have lived in your home for the entire year and you have provided over one-half of their support.</P> Mon, 29 Jan 2024 18:10:43 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-girlfriend-the-beginning-of-december-she-and-her-son-lived-with-me-did-not-pay-for-anything-i/01/3149730#M1156166 DoninGA 2024-01-29T18:10:43Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-girlfriend-the-beginning-of-december-she-and-her-son-lived-with-me-did-not-pay-for-anything-i/01/3149746#M1156173 <P>We are missing important information.&nbsp; &nbsp;Which December are you referring to?&nbsp; December of 2022 or 2023?&nbsp; &nbsp;If GF moved in with you in December 2023, you cannot claim her or her child as a dependent.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>If they lived with you for ALL of 2023, and GF had less than $4700 of income then maybe you can claim them as dependents and get the $500 credit for other dependents for claiming them.&nbsp; That is all.&nbsp; You cannot get Head of Household filing status, earned income credit, child tax credit or childcare credit for claiming your GF or her child.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>If your GF refuses to provide SSN numbers then you have deeper issues than we can help with in a tax forum.&nbsp; &nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="p1"><STRONG>IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed:</STRONG></P> <P class="p1"><STRONG><A href="https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent</A></STRONG></P> <P class="p1">&nbsp;</P> <P class="p1">&nbsp;</P> <P class="p1"><SPAN class="s1"><A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3113432-who-can-i-claim-as-my-dependent" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3113432-who-can-i-claim-as-my-dependent</A></SPAN><STRONG> <SPAN class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</SPAN></STRONG></P> <P class="p2">&nbsp;</P> <P class="p1"><SPAN class="s1"><A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4505693-why-can-t-i-claim-the-credit-for-other-dependents-family-tax-credit" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4505693-why-can-t-i-claim-the-credit-for-other-dependents-family-tax-credit</A></SPAN></P> Mon, 29 Jan 2024 18:15:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-girlfriend-the-beginning-of-december-she-and-her-son-lived-with-me-did-not-pay-for-anything-i/01/3149746#M1156173 xmasbaby0 2024-01-29T18:15:21Z