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New Member
posted Dec 16, 2023 12:06:07 PM

Can I be claimed as a dependent of my boyfriend if I'm legally married to someone else? All of the other situations listed apply to me.

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Level 15
Dec 16, 2023 12:17:49 PM

Have you lived in the home of your BF for the entire year of 2023?  Is your gross income in 2023 less than $4,700?

Is your spouse filing a 2023 tax return as Married Filing Jointly?

New Member
Dec 16, 2023 2:14:06 PM

We have lived together all year. I had no income and I file separately.

New Member
Dec 16, 2023 2:16:44 PM

However, I did have different mailing addresses for the jobs I did work. Which I did have income, I was thinking of 2022. But that income was under $4,300. So I have other addresses listed but we have lived together.

Level 15
Dec 16, 2023 2:31:33 PM


@Cheffd wrote:

However, I did have different mailing addresses for the jobs I did work. Which I did have income, I was thinking of 2022. But that income was under $4,300. So I have other addresses listed but we have lived together.


Then you should be able to be claimed as a dependent under the Qualifying Relative rules.

 

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 $4,700 (social security does not count) in 2023
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.