topic y dependent came to my home 06/03/19. Who can claim the the dependent? in Deductions & credits

y dependent came to my home 06/03/19. Who can claim the the dependent?

meljean — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 18:16:08 GMT

Re: y dependent came to my home 06/03/19. Who can claim the the dependent?

DoninGA — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 18:20:56 GMT

More information is needed.

Who is the person and what is the relationship to you?

How old is the person?

Is the person a full time student?

Did the person have $4,200 or more of gross income in 2019?

Re: y dependent came to my home 06/03/19. Who can claim the the dependent?

meljean — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 05:49:44 GMT

She's my granddaughter, 11 years old, also I'm her kinship foster parent.

Re: y dependent came to my home 06/03/19. Who can claim the the dependent?

DoninGA — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 11:29:24 GMT

@meljean wrote:

She's my granddaughter, 11 years old, also I'm her kinship foster parent.

To claim the child as your dependent she would have to meet all the requirements under the Qualifying Child rules.

To be a Qualifying Child -

1. The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.
2. The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year, (b) under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student or (c) any age and permanently and totally disabled.
3. The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year. Temporary absences while away at college are considered living with you.
4. The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year.
5. If the child meets the rules to be a qualifying child of more than one person, you must be the person entitled to claim the child as a qualifying child.
6. The child must be a U.S. citizen or U.S., Canada or Mexico resident for some portion of the year.
7. The child must be younger than you unless disabled.