I live in Texas, and my partner & I agree to be married under common law (present each other as husb/wife), can he claim me as a dependent if I did not work part of 2018?

lizher13 · ‎June 5, 2019

xmasbaby0 · ‎June 5, 2019

You cannot have it both ways. A spouse is never claimed as a dependent. Either file a joint return or both file as single.

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xmasbaby0 · ‎June 5, 2019

You cannot have it both ways. A spouse is never claimed as a dependent. Either file a joint return or both file as single.

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lizher13 · ‎June 5, 2019

So, even if we are not legally married, we can still file jointly? Would it be more beneficial as I made about $14K?

xmasbaby0 · ‎June 5, 2019

If you made over $4150 you cannot be claimed as anyone's dependent. I do not know the specific requirements in TX to claim to be common-law, but joint is almost always a better way to file.

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I live in Texas, and my partner & I agree to be married under common law (present each other as husb/wife), can he claim me as a dependent if I did not work part of 2018?