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My 16 yr old son is in a group home, he comes home on weekends. i pay for his clothes, his phone, food, do i claim him?

mommymonster7 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:44:09 GMT

It depends. Who pays for him to stay in the group home, a...

Carl — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:44:11 GMT

It depends. Who pays for him to stay in the group home, and all the associated expenses incurred while he's there?

Is he there on a temporary basis?

SweetieJean — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:44:12 GMT

Is he there on a temporary basis?

P.S. You may wish to change your screen name.

SweetieJean — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:44:13 GMT

P.S. You may wish to change your screen name.

he is there till hes 18 and hes in a dcyf programme, and...

mommymonster7 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:44:15 GMT

he is there till hes 18 and hes in a dcyf programme, and the screanname was chosen for me by my kids.

Please see the answer below. Pay special attention to the...

Coleen3 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:44:15 GMT

Please see the answer below. Pay special attention to the words in bold.

thank you!

mommymonster7 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:44:16 GMT

thank you!

my pleasure

Coleen3 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:44:18 GMT

my pleasure

Your child must meet the following criteria to be conside...

Coleen3 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:44:19 GMT

Your child must meet the following criteria to be considered your dependent.

Note the two questions that pertain to residency and support.

In general, to be a taxpayer’s qualifying child, a person must satisfy four tests:

Relationship — the taxpayer’s child or stepchild (whether by blood or adoption), foster child, sibling or step-sibling, or a descendant of one of these.

Residence — has the same principal residence as the taxpayer for more than half the tax year. Exceptions apply, in certain cases, for children of divorced or separated parents, kidnapped children, temporary absences*, and for children who were born or died during the year.

Age — must be under the age of 19 at the end of the tax year, or under the age of 24 if a full-time student for at least five months of the year, or be permanently and totally disabled at any time during the year.

Support — did not provide more than one-half of his/her own support for the year.

*Temporary absences. Your child is considered to have lived with you during periods of time when one of you, or both, are temporarily absent due to special circumstances such as:

Illness,
Education,
Business,
Vacation,
Military service, or
Detention in a juvenile facility.