My boyfriend and I ave lived together for 5 years.I know I can claim my children for EITC but are there any credits I can claim for supporting him?

[Texas Roger · Accepted solution]

There are no credits but you may be able to get a $4050 deduction by claiming your boyfriend as a qualifying relative dependent (even though he is not actually related) if he has less than $4050 of taxable income and meets the other requirements listed below:

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  taxable income for the year must be less than $4,050 in 2016.

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, U.S. resident alien, U.S. national, or a resident of Canada or Mexico.

[Hal_Al]

There are two types of dependents, "Qualifying Children"(QC) and standard ("Qualifying Relative" in IRS parlance even though they don't have to actually be related). There is no income limit for a QC but there is an age limit. Only a QC qualifies you for the Earned Income Credit and the Child Tax Credit. They are interrelated but the rules are different for each.

[Critter]

Read this about the delay of refunds that have  EIC this tax season ...  <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/individuals/refund-timing">https://www.irs.gov/individuals/refund-timing</a>