topic Would it be better for me to claim my girlfriend as a dependent since she made less than $2,000 for the year, had lived with me the entire time, and she is a us citizen. I’m just want the maximum in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Would it be better for me to claim my girlfriend as a dependent since she made less than $2,000 for the year, had lived with me the entire time, and she is a us citizen. I’m just want the maximum

amandaforgettefu — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 12:33:29 GMT

Re: Would it be better for me to claim my girlfriend as a dependent since she made less than $2,000 for the year, had lived with me the entire time, and she is a us citizen. I’m just want the maximum

Lexy1 — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 12:50:10 GMT

Yes! You will file joint unmarried, me and my ex did that for years. As long as you make more and pay 75% of her support, you can claim her

Re: Would it be better for me to claim my girlfriend as a dependent since she made less than $2,0...

HelenC12 — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 13:23:41 GMT

Yes, it would be more beneficial for you to claim your girlfriend. From the information you gave, she qualifies as your qualifying relative.

The requirements to be a qualifying relative are:

They don't have to be related to you (despite the name).
They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
They lived with you the entire year.
They made less than $4,200 in 2019.
You provided more than half of their financial support.

When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them. There may be other tax benefits you can get when you claim a dependent.

Note: Your girlfriend may want to file a tax return if she had federal and state income tax withheld from her pay. She may be able to get refunds of some or all of the amounts.