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can I claim my brother who passed away on june 18th of this year ?
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Yes if they qualified to be a dependent as of the date of death.
Who can I claim as my dependent?
You can claim a child, relative, friend, fiancé (etc.) as a dependent on your 2017 taxes as long as they meet the following requirements for either a Qualifying Child or a Qualifying Relative:
Qualifying child
· They are related to you.
· They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
· They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
· They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
· They are under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).
o No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children.
· They live with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply).
Qualifying relative
· They don't have to be related to you (despite the name).
· They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
· They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
· They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
· They lived with you the entire year.
· They made less than $4,050 in 2017(not including SS benefits).
· You provided more than half of their financial support. More info
When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them.
Related Information:· Does a dependent have to live with me?
· What does "financially support another person" mean?
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