topic Can I claim my fiancee as a dependent? She made more money than me, but all of it went toward student loans while I paid for living expenses. in Education https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/can-i-claim-my-fiancee-as-a-dependent-she-made-more-money-than-me-but-all-of-it-went-toward-student/01/391203#M10462 We lived together during the tax year and I paid the majority of living expenses while she paid down her large student loan debt. However, she made a little more than me. Does that make her a dependent? Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:24:40 GMT Daboa 2019-06-04T19:24:40Z Can I claim my fiancee as a dependent? She made more money than me, but all of it went toward student loans while I paid for living expenses. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/can-i-claim-my-fiancee-as-a-dependent-she-made-more-money-than-me-but-all-of-it-went-toward-student/01/391203#M10462 We lived together during the tax year and I paid the majority of living expenses while she paid down her large student loan debt. However, she made a little more than me. Does that make her a dependent? Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:24:40 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/can-i-claim-my-fiancee-as-a-dependent-she-made-more-money-than-me-but-all-of-it-went-toward-student/01/391203#M10462 Daboa 2019-06-04T19:24:40Z No. Paying off student loans is part of her "support". Yo... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/no-paying-off-student-loans-is-part-of-her-support-yo/01/391208#M10463 <P>No.</P><P>Paying off student loans is part of her "support". You cannot have provided more than half her support if she made more money than you and spent it all on loans (or anything else).</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:24:42 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/no-paying-off-student-loans-is-part-of-her-support-yo/01/391208#M10463 Hal_Al 2019-06-04T19:24:42Z I figured, but it couldn't hurt to ask. Thank you! https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/i-figured-but-it-couldn-t-hurt-to-ask-thank-you/01/391215#M10465 I figured, but it couldn't hurt to ask. Thank you! Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:24:43 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/i-figured-but-it-couldn-t-hurt-to-ask-thank-you/01/391215#M10465 Daboa 2019-06-04T19:24:43Z No, you cannot claim your fiancee as a dependent if she w... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/no-you-cannot-claim-your-fiancee-as-a-dependent-if-she-w/01/391230#M10467 <P>No, you cannot claim your fiancee as a dependent if she worked and her gross income is over $4,050 in 2017.<BR /></P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:24:46 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/no-you-cannot-claim-your-fiancee-as-a-dependent-if-she-w/01/391230#M10467 MinhT 2019-06-04T19:24:46Z