Tax Year 2016: Can i carry my self as a dependent

dwightschrute302 — Wed, 03 May 2023 20:45:45 GMT

You wouldn't actually claim yourself as a "dependent". Ho...

KarenL2 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:13:21 GMT

You wouldn't actually claim yourself as a "dependent". However, if you pay over half of your own support, then nobody else can claim you as a dependent on their tax return and you will get the Personal Exemption amount on your own tax return. The Personal Exemption amount is $4,050 for 2016 and is the amount someone would be able to deduct on their tax return for each qualified dependent they claim.

Support includes:

Food
Lodging (even if your mortgage is paid off)
Clothing
Education (including the GI bill)
Medical and dental care (including insurance and supplementary Medicare premiums)
Recreation
Transportation and similar necessities

Support does not include:

Life insurance premiums
Funeral expenses
Federal, state, or local income taxes or Social Security and Medicare taxes paid on a person's own income
Scholarship grants
Income made by a disabled person in a sheltered workshop

And, this link may help to see if someone else could claim you as their dependent:

Who Can I Claim as a Dependent?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/5187060

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Tax Year 2016: Can i carry my self as a dependent

You wouldn't actually claim yourself as a "dependent". Ho...