topic I became a legal guardian of my niece 12/8/17. Am I able to claim this dependent on my 2017 taxes? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

I became a legal guardian of my niece 12/8/17. Am I able to claim this dependent on my 2017 taxes?

sh9mr — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:43:38 GMT

How long has she lived with you in 2017?

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:43:39 GMT

How long has she lived with you in 2017?

and did either of her parents live with you?

SweetieJean — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:43:40 GMT

and did either of her parents live with you?

I became her legal court appointed guardian 12/8/17.

sh9mr — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:43:42 GMT

I became her legal court appointed guardian 12/8/17.

Does she live with you? If so, when did she begin living...

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:43:43 GMT

Does she live with you? If so, when did she begin living with you?

Neither of her parents live or have lived with me ever....

sh9mr — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:43:44 GMT

Neither of her parents live or have lived with me ever. My niece lives with me and has since 12/3/17.

So she has only lived with you for several weeks in 2017....

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:43:46 GMT

So she has only lived with you for several weeks in 2017. In order to claim her as a dependent in 2017 she would have to live with you for at least half of 2017.

IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed:

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3113432-who-can-i-claim-as-my-dependent

Thank you everyone for the help!

sh9mr — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:43:47 GMT

Thank you everyone for the help!

You are welcome. Hope it all goes well for you and your...

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:43:48 GMT

You are welcome. Hope it all goes well for you and your niece!

Sorry, you cannot, as she did not live with you more than...

SweetieJean — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:43:51 GMT

Sorry, you cannot, as she did not live with you more than 50% of 2017.