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Yes, you can claim a boyfriend or girlfriend as a dependent on your federal income taxes if that person meets the IRS definition of a "qualifying relative."
Don't worry about the word "relative". That can be any unrelated person who passes the following tests concerning residency, income, support and status.
The following requirements apply to all dependents:
When you say gross income does that only mean money he actually worked for or does that include disability benefits?
No, the Social Security Disability benefits that your boyfriend is receiving are excluded from being calculated as gross income.
No
@Japrisimpson What type of disability income? if it's from an employer plan, it must be counted.
My boyfriend is 37 and disabled can I claim him on my taxes
He receives SSI benefits
My boyfriend is 37 and he receives SSI disability benefits can I claim him as a dependent on my tax refund? We've been living together for 13 years almost
Your partner may qualify as a qualifying relative.
At the screen Personal info summary, scroll down and click Add a dependent.
TurboTax software will ask questions and determine whether the individual qualifies an a qualifying relative under IRS dependency rules.
The qualifications for a qualifying relative are:
The person can't be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer.
The person either
The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,300. (SSI disability benefits do not qualify as taxable income.)
You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.
[Edited 01/31/2022 6:47 PST]
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