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Do my girlfriend and her kids count as dependents?

spradlin602212 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:44:23 GMT

Re: Do my girlfriend and her kids count as dependents?

MinhT1 — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:43:13 GMT

You can claim your girlfriend and her children as dependents if they pass all of the following tests:

The person can't be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer.
The person must live with you all year as a member of your household (and your relationship must not violate local laws).
The person's gross income for the year 2024 must be less than $5.050.
You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.
The person is a U.S. citizen, U.S. resident alien, U.S. national.
The person is not a married person who files a joint return unless that joint return is filed only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid.

Re: Do my girlfriend and her kids count as dependents?

DoninGA — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:43:32 GMT

It depends. They would have to meet all the requirements under the Qualifying Relative rules.

To be a Qualifying Relative -

1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld.
2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household.
3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $5,050 (social security does not count) in 2024
4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.
5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.
6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse with the following exception -
You can claim a person as a dependent who files a joint return if that person and that person’s spouse file the joint return only to claim a refund of income tax withheld or estimated tax paid.