Can I claim my unmarried significant other as a dependent if u provide 100% of all financial expense for her ?

magikvilla — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 18:57:56 GMT

No. Support is only one of several tests for claiming a d...

Hal_Al — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 18:58:00 GMT

No.

Support is only one of several tests for claiming a dependent.

There are two types of dependents, "Qualifying Children"(QC) and standard ("Qualifying Relative" in IRS parlance even though they don't have to actually be related). There is no income limit for a QC but there is an age limit, a relationship test and a residence test. Only a QC qualifies a taxpayer for the Earned Income Credit and the Child Tax Credit.

A person can still be a Qualifying relative dependent, if not a Qualifying Child, if he meets the 6 tests for claiming a dependent:

1. Closely Related OR live with the taxpayer ALL year

2. His/her gross taxable income for the year must be less than $4150 ($4,050 in 2016-17)

3. The taxpayer must have provided more than 1/2 his support

In either case:

4. He must be a US citizen or resident of the US, Canada or Mexico

5. He must not file a joint return with his spouse or be claiming a dependent of his own

6. He must not be the qualifying child of another taxpayer

He must have a US social security number or tax identification number (TIN)

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Can I claim my unmarried significant other as a dependent if u provide 100% of all financial expense for her ?

No. Support is only one of several tests for claiming a d...