Dependents

Candi1758 — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 19:06:14 GMT

My daughter turned 21 in Feb 2019. She has no income and lives with me full time Can I still list her as a dependent and Is my filing status now single. I don't have any other child

Re: Dependents

DoninGA — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 19:47:56 GMT

If you are not legally married then you can only file your tax return as Single. Or if you are not legally married and you have a qualifying persona as a dependent, have contributed over one-half the cost to maintain your home and meet the other requirements you may be able to file as Head of Household.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for filing as Head of Household - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/family/help/do-i-qualify-for-head-of-household/01/25539

If your daughter is Not a full time student then you may be able to claim her as a dependent under the Qualifying Relative rules if she meets all the requirements.

To be a Qualifying Relative -

1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld.
2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household.
3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,200 (social security does not count) in 2019
4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.
5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.
6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse.

Re: Dependents

Nh5 — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 21:48:12 GMT

Why is the income amount for dependents so low? They can't support themselves on $4,200/year.

Re: Dependents

xmasbaby0 — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 21:53:15 GMT

Ask Congress. They pass the tax laws.

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