topic My fiance is incarcerated in NY, am i able to claim him on my taxes? he has been in prison for few years so he hasn't been living with me. in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-fiance-is-incarcerated-in-ny-am-i-able-to-claim-him-on-my-taxes-he-has-been-in-prison-for-few/01/720211#M289608 what documents are necessary? Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:01:40 GMT kayk2284 2019-06-06T15:01:40Z My fiance is incarcerated in NY, am i able to claim him on my taxes? he has been in prison for few years so he hasn't been living with me. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-fiance-is-incarcerated-in-ny-am-i-able-to-claim-him-on-my-taxes-he-has-been-in-prison-for-few/01/720211#M289608 what documents are necessary? Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:01:40 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-fiance-is-incarcerated-in-ny-am-i-able-to-claim-him-on-my-taxes-he-has-been-in-prison-for-few/01/720211#M289608 kayk2284 2019-06-06T15:01:40Z No you cannot claim him as a dependent since he has not l... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-you-cannot-claim-him-as-a-dependent-since-he-has-not-l/01/720217#M289610 <P>No you cannot claim him as a dependent since he has not lived with you for the entire year.&nbsp; To claim someone as a dependent who is not related to you they must live in your home for the entire year under the Qualifying Relative rules.</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:01:42 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-you-cannot-claim-him-as-a-dependent-since-he-has-not-l/01/720217#M289610 DoninGA 2019-06-06T15:01:42Z "he has been in prison for few years" If you did claim hi... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/he-has-been-in-prison-for-few-years-if-you-did-claim-hi/01/720219#M289611 "he has been in prison for few years" If you did claim him any of those years, you must amend to "unclaim" him. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:01:42 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/he-has-been-in-prison-for-few-years-if-you-did-claim-hi/01/720219#M289611 SweetieJean 2019-06-06T15:01:42Z @kayk2284 If you have been giving/sending him money, that... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/kayk2284-if-you-have-been-giving-sending-him-money-that/01/720226#M289613 <A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/users/ed9f569f-07ea-484a-8054-b54a863216c3" target="_blank">@kayk2284</A> If you have been giving/sending him money, that is a gift to an individual, and is not deductible on your tax return, either. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:01:44 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/kayk2284-if-you-have-been-giving-sending-him-money-that/01/720226#M289613 xmasbaby0 2019-06-06T15:01:44Z