Should i claim my son or should my fiance?

psychotic38 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:12:05 GMT

i have been living with my fiance and we have a child. I make over double her salary so i will be claiming head of household, who should claim our son?

It depends. It's unlikely that you would qualify as Head...

PatriciaV — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:12:07 GMT

It depends.

It's unlikely that you would qualify as Head of Household, unless you:

Were unmarried as of December 31, 2016 and
Paid more than half the cost to run your home (or the home of a qualifying parent) in 2016 (rent, mortgage, utilities, etc.) and
Supported a qualifying person who is related to you by blood, adoption, or marriage.

The Qualifying Person rules are stricter than those for claiming a dependent. For example, although you may be able to claim a roommate as a dependent, that person would never qualify you for Head of Household status.

However, you may be able to claim an exemption for the child if he qualifies as a dependent.

If all of the statements below are true, you can claim him as a dependent.

Relationship: The person lives in your home for the entire year and is considered to be a member of your household. If they don't live with you, they need to be related to you.
Income: Generally, their income is less than $4,050 (not including Social Security and welfare).
Support: Generally, you provide more than half the person's support.
Marital status: Generally, a dependent can't do their taxes with a spouse (married filing jointly). They also can't be a dependent on someone else's return.
Nationality: The person is a United States citizen; or a resident or national of the U.S., Canada or Mexico.

If your fiance does not provide over half of the support for the child, she cannot claim him as a dependent on her separate return.

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Should i claim my son or should my fiance?

It depends. It's unlikely that you would qualify as Head...