Skip to main content
Level 2
November 16, 2022
Question

Dependents

  • November 16, 2022
  • 2 replies
  • 2 views

Can I claim my niece's children if she did not work any this year and will not be filing a return?

    2 replies

    Level 15
    November 16, 2022

    Do the children live with you?   Did you pay for over half of their support?

     

    IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed:

    https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3113432-who-can-i-claim-as-my-dependent  

    **Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
    Level 2
    November 16, 2022

    Yes they live with me and with her not working I pay over half their support.  Will I have to have proof of that?