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Yes, you can claim her as long as she is permanently and totally disabled, she lived with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply), and she did not provide more than half of her own support for the year. The SSI would be counted towards the support she paid for herself.
Potentially, if certain criteria are met. There are two types of dependents, each subject to different rules:
For both types of dependents, you’ll need to answer the following questions to determine if you can claim them.
Dependent taxpayer test: The taxpayer, or spouse of the taxpayer if filing jointly, cannot be eligible to be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax return.
Married Filing Jointly test: If you file a joint return with your spouse, you cannot be treated as a dependent. (This rule does not apply if the joint return was filed only as a claim for refund and no tax liability would exist for either spouse if they had filed separate returns).
Citizen or resident test: The person claimed as a dependent must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. resident alien, or a resident of Canada or Mexico. An adopted child that lived with the taxpayer all year passes this test if the taxpayer is a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.
Qualifying Child
In addition to the above, you must be able to answer "yes" to all of the following questions to claim an exemption for your child.
Relationship test: The child must be the taxpayer’s son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, or a descendant of any of these, such as the taxpayer’s grandchild, niece, or nephew.
Residency test: The child must have lived with the taxpayer for more than half of 2019.
Age test: The child must be
• Under age 19 at the end of the tax year and younger than the taxpayer (or spouse), or
• Under age 24 at the end of 2019, a full-time student for any part of five calendar months during the tax year, and younger than the taxpayer (or spouse), or
• Permanently and totally disabled at any age
Support Test: The child cannot have provided more than 1/2 of his/her own support during the tax year. Welfare, TANF, and scholarships received by the child are not considered support.
Qualifying Relative
My daughter gets ssi can I claim her as dependent
Yes, you can claim her as long as she is permanently and totally disabled, she lived with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply), and she did not provide more than half of her own support for the year. The SSI would be counted towards the support she paid for herself.
She pays 1/4 of fair share is that less then 50% of her support ? This stuff confuses me
If you pay over 50% of her support and all the other above criteria are met (please see my original post), you can claim her as a dependent.
Yes, you can claim your daughter as a dependent on your tax return.The SSI she is receiving does not count as income.
The 5 tests that will qualify a child as a dependent are:
So her paying 1/4 is less then half of her support? @MayaD
Your daughter paying 1/4 of her support would be less than half. If the other tests are met, you may claim your daughter as a dependent.
You may want to review an IRS Worksheet for Determining Support.
To see this worksheet, click on IRS Publication 501. Then go to the index at the bottom of the document and click on the worksheet listed under ‘W’.
On the same question, why is there 2 different answers as to whether SSI is considered as support? Below this post is the answer of another employee. Why 2 different answers on same thread?
MayaD
Employee Tax Expert
2 weeks ago
Yes, you can claim your daughter as a dependent on your tax return. The SSI she is receiving does not count as income.
I have used Turbo Tax for several years and got audited last year having to supply them with a lot of info plus the judgement of placement custody since the child was not related. I can't even list him as a dependent this year? Sorry but can't figure this out.
There is a distinction between income and support. To determine if you support someone, you simply need to determine what their support costs and if you supply over half of it.
The income can be an issue because sometimes there is a limit on how much a person can earn and qualify as a dependent, even if you support them. However, if you receive SSI, then that does not count as income earned for the income test as it relates to a dependent.
I have read all the posts on here and saw this posted earlier.
You may want to review an IRS Worksheet for Determining Support.
To see this worksheet, click on IRS Publication 501. Then go to the index at the bottom of the document and click on the worksheet listed under ‘W’.
I did the worksheet and I do pay over half of his support. He only gets SSI which I counted as income. He is a 24/7 disabled child. He can't work nor physically or mentally take care of himself after being audited last year I proved all this. When I try to add him as a dependent it asked son or daughter first then I get to answer about him being a foster child. It automatically kicks me off when I enter his age at 22. When they are disabled there is no age limit from what I have read. How can I get past this to answer the other questions correctly without it booting him out?
To Edit your Dependents Information in Turbotax
Open (continue) your return
Select My Info or Personal Info
Select Edit next to the name of the dependent in question.
You will be asked about relationship either My Child (includes foster or adopted) or another person
On the next page enter all their info and select Adopted, Foster or none of the above. Hit continue
The following page asks Disabled, passed away in 2019 or none of the above.
TO JosephF8, Thank You for the info I have already tried this once so I did it once again. Here is the results I get:
This child is my...
Son
Daughter
Please make a choice.
Please make a choice.
This child is...
Adopted (if the adoption was final before 2019, select None of the above)
A foster child
None of the above
Next, we'll ask you a few more questions about your family. We want to make sure you get everything you deserve to get your maximum refund.
I have no choice to pick son because it will not forward on until I do this is the results:
It turns out ****** isn't considered a foster child
Since ***** is older than 20, he isn't considered a foster child by the IRS.
To see if he still counts as your dependent, go ahead and re-enter his information as someone else you support and not as your child.
As someone else you support? I'm not trying to say he is my child. I am given NO OTHER OPTION but to get it too go to the next page if I don't click son or daughter it goes red on the screen like I am making an error. This is what I need help with. I am not going to lie and yes he is 22 but totally and permanently disabled. Please I have tried every way to get help with this!
When you get to the screen that explains he is not considered a foster child and you press continue it should take you back to the first question about the dependent being: your child, another person, or no one else. That is where you select "another person". Then select "other" from the dropdown menu. Then answer the questions about his income (SSI does not count) and support (SSI does count) and be sure to select the "disabled" button.
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