https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-have-been-unemployed-with-no-income-since-may-or-june-i-live-with-my-sister-she-has-been-paying/01/1669853#M592498 I was laid off Sept 2018 and had some money from severance, then Unemployment, then I took $ out of my Retirement (penalty). Now I am waiting to hear if I qualify for Disability. I am nearly penniless. I was paying part of the bills and living expenses until my Retirement money ran out. Should my sister claim me as a dependent? Sat, 11 Jul 2020 17:11:39 GMT escritura 2020-07-11T17:11:39Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-have-been-unemployed-with-no-income-since-may-or-june-i-live-with-my-sister-she-has-been-paying/01/1669853#M592498 I was laid off Sept 2018 and had some money from severance, then Unemployment, then I took $ out of my Retirement (penalty). Now I am waiting to hear if I qualify for Disability. I am nearly penniless. I was paying part of the bills and living expenses until my Retirement money ran out. Should my sister claim me as a dependent? Sat, 11 Jul 2020 17:11:39 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-have-been-unemployed-with-no-income-since-may-or-june-i-live-with-my-sister-she-has-been-paying/01/1669853#M592498 escritura 2020-07-11T17:11:39Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-have-been-unemployed-with-no-income-since-may-or-june-i-live-with-my-sister-she-has-been/01/1669893#M592525 <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px"><SPAN style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">She can claim you if she meets the qualifications.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px"><SPAN style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The easiest way to find out is to go to the <STRONG>My Info</STRONG> section of TurboTax and have her answer the dependent questions.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px"><SPAN style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">It may save her some money.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px"><SPAN style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Information about who can be claimed as a dependent can be found at this TurboTax website:&nbsp;<A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/credits-and-deductions/help/who-can-i-claim-as-my-dependent/00/26781" target="_blank">Who can I claim as my dependent?</A></SPAN></SPAN></P> Sat, 11 Jul 2020 17:32:35 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-have-been-unemployed-with-no-income-since-may-or-june-i-live-with-my-sister-she-has-been/01/1669893#M592525 RobertG 2020-07-11T17:32:35Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-have-been-unemployed-with-no-income-since-may-or-june-i-live-with-my-sister-she-has-been/01/1669900#M592528 <P>If you had over $4200 of income from any source other than Social Security in 2019, you cannot be claimed as anyone else's dependent.&nbsp; And...if anyone claims you as a dependent you cannot receive the $1200 stimulus check.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>If your sister claims you all she gets is a $500 credit for other dependents.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="p1"><SPAN class="s1"><STRONG>CREDIT FOR OTHER DEPENDENTS</STRONG></SPAN></P> <P class="p2"><SPAN class="s2"><A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4499708-what-is-the-500-credit-for-other-dependents-family-tax-credit" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4499708-what-is-the-500-credit-for-other-dependents-family-tax-credit</A></SPAN></P> Sat, 11 Jul 2020 17:35:58 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-have-been-unemployed-with-no-income-since-may-or-june-i-live-with-my-sister-she-has-been/01/1669900#M592528 xmasbaby0 2020-07-11T17:35:58Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-have-been-unemployed-with-no-income-since-may-or-june-i-live-with-my-sister-she-has-been/01/1669914#M592538 <P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>Better for you to get $1200 than your sister to get $500, right ?</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Nancy wants to send out more stimulus money.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>You don't want to be claimed as a dependent !</SPAN></P> Sat, 11 Jul 2020 17:41:18 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-have-been-unemployed-with-no-income-since-may-or-june-i-live-with-my-sister-she-has-been/01/1669914#M592538 fanfare 2020-07-11T17:41:18Z