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Maybe. If she lived with you the whole year and had less than $5050 of income not counting Social Security, she may be a "qualified relative" dependent for whom you get the $500 credit for other dependents. Claiming a GF will not make you eligible to file as Head of Household.
IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed:
https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent
Qualifying relative
When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them. There may be other tax benefits you can get when you claim a dependent.
Maybe. If she lived with you the whole year and had less than $5050 of income not counting Social Security, she may be a "qualified relative" dependent for whom you get the $500 credit for other dependents. Claiming a GF will not make you eligible to file as Head of Household.
IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed:
https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent
Qualifying relative
When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them. There may be other tax benefits you can get when you claim a dependent.
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