Can i claim my grandchild as a dependent on my taxes

[auntsis95]

My daughter lives with me, pays rent and gets food stamps and medicaid.  Can I claim any of them on my taxes or will it affect her benefits?

[inkkajade]

can i claim my grandchild

[bwa]

See the response below.

[lewink55]

Can I claim my 2 rand kids if they lived with me all year and I'm just drawing social security

[xmasbaby0]

@lewink55 If you are only getting Social Security you cannot get a tax refund unless you are having tax withheld from your SS.  You need income earned from working in order to get the child-related credits like child tax credit or earned income credit.

[bwa]

You can claim your adult son or daughter if they are your qualifying relatives.  To be a qualifying relative (i.e., a dependent),
    you must provide more than 1/2 of the individuals support,
    they must not earn more than $3,950 in 2014 of income subject to tax in 2013 (social security doesn't count)
    they must not file a joint return with another
    If not an actual relative, they must live with you all 365 days of the year, and
    they are not a qualifying child of another taxpayer.

Also, all dependents must be citizens of the US, or residents of the US, Canada or Mexico.

You can claim their children (your grandchildren) that live with you if your son or daughter does not claim them, they live with you more than 1/2 of the year, and your income is higher than your child's income.

Dependents are added under the personal info tab.

The dependent interview has changed in 2011.  In the Turbotax interview it asks your relationship to your dependent.  Do not select that your grandchild is your child, but do select the other option - i.e., that the dependent is someone else that you support.  That should give you the opportunity to click on a drop down list that includes brother, sister, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandchild, grandparent or other.

[prthdchrista]

can i claim my 2 year old grandchild as a dependent on my taxes ?

[bwa]

More information is necessary.  Where does your grandchild live, and who else lives there?

[prthdchrista]

My grand lives in my other house. Mom has no income. I support my grand.

[bwa]

Then your grandchild may be your qualifying relative, but not your qualifying child.  If you're not eligible for EIC or need Head of Household rates, that would make no difference.

[adorjoy]

Can u claim grandchild  on grandmothers income tax that already filed parents on there tax 2018

[adorjoy]

If the grandmother like to file the grand daughter on her income tax 2019 and parents child claim 2018 can she do that 

[adorjoy]

Can u claim grand daughter even grandmother like claim grand daughter on her tax but parents child has been claiming her for so many years just bigger return why like claim grand daughter can she do that 

[KarenM90]

Yes, if your grandchild meets the IRS tests for a qualifying child you can claim them as a dependent.

The tests are:

1.  Relationship.  Your grandchild would meet this test.

2.  Age - they must be under age 19 (or under age 24 if they are a full time student) or be permanently disabled.

3.  Residence-they must have lived with you for more than 6 months of the year. 

4.  Support.- You must have provided more than half of the child's support for the year.

5.  Joint Return-The child cannot file a joint return (see exceptions)

6.  Citizenship-The child must be US Citizen or US Resident Alien and must have a social security number.

Please see the Dependents section of this link if you need more detailed information on any of these tests:  Dependents and Other information

[JJOTOOLE]

Can someone clarify exactly what paying for more than half of the childs support means? We we are in this exact situation with our grandchild. For the tax year in question, the noncustodial parent did pay some support but is in arrears yet he is adamant that we cannot clain the  child on our return. Thanks for any info.