My boyfriend is incarcerated can I claim him on my 2016 taxes

mrs-jim0409 · ‎May 31, 2019

xmasbaby0 · ‎May 31, 2019

No, you cannot claim him. In order to claim a dependent who is not related to you, they have to live with you all of 2016. If he is incarcerated, he did not.

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xmasbaby0 · ‎May 31, 2019

No, you cannot claim him. In order to claim a dependent who is not related to you, they have to live with you all of 2016. If he is incarcerated, he did not.

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macuser_22 · ‎May 31, 2019

Also yiu must pay more than half of his support. If in jail the state is paying for his support.

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