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I am eloping and my parents can't find out. Can they still claim me as a dependent if I file Married-Seperately and would they find out if I am married? Help please.

I am a college student and have a low low income. 

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I am eloping and my parents can't find out. Can they still claim me as a dependent if I file Married-Seperately and would they find out if I am married? Help please.

Yes, you can be claimed as a dependent by your parents if you file separately, and otherwise meet all the dependency requirements.  Your parents will not find out that you are married - however, if you are required to file a tax return, you must still indicate that you can be claimed by someone else.

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I am eloping and my parents can't find out. Can they still claim me as a dependent if I file Married-Seperately and would they find out if I am married? Help please.

This is just silly.  if youre old enough and mature enough to get married, just tell them already.
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bns12
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I am eloping and my parents can't find out. Can they still claim me as a dependent if I file Married-Seperately and would they find out if I am married? Help please.

I tried bringing it up to them and they're very conservative. im about graduate and have a job lined up already. Im sure they'll find out soon.

I am eloping and my parents can't find out. Can they still claim me as a dependent if I file Married-Seperately and would they find out if I am married? Help please.

Yes, you can be claimed as a dependent by your parents if you file separately, and otherwise meet all the dependency requirements.  Your parents will not find out that you are married - however, if you are required to file a tax return, you must still indicate that you can be claimed by someone else.

bns12
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I am eloping and my parents can't find out. Can they still claim me as a dependent if I file Married-Seperately and would they find out if I am married? Help please.

Thank you so much! My husband can't  claim me as a dependent right? Just my parents?

I am eloping and my parents can't find out. Can they still claim me as a dependent if I file Married-Seperately and would they find out if I am married? Help please.

Correct.  Your husband will also have to file Married Separately.

I am eloping and my parents can't find out. Can they still claim me as a dependent if I file Married-Seperately and would they find out if I am married? Help please.

And he will not be able to claim any education credits -- just in case he is also a student.
**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

I am eloping and my parents can't find out. Can they still claim me as a dependent if I file Married-Seperately and would they find out if I am married? Help please.

Do you live in a Community Property State?

I am eloping and my parents can't find out. Can they still claim me as a dependent if I file Married-Seperately and would they find out if I am married? Help please.

( Community property states:  AZ, CA, ID, LA, NV, NM, TX, WA, WI)
**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
bns12
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I am eloping and my parents can't find out. Can they still claim me as a dependent if I file Married-Seperately and would they find out if I am married? Help please.

yes I do.i live in Texas. I am a college student and he is in the army

I am eloping and my parents can't find out. Can they still claim me as a dependent if I file Married-Seperately and would they find out if I am married? Help please.

What is his State of record?

I am eloping and my parents can't find out. Can they still claim me as a dependent if I file Married-Seperately and would they find out if I am married? Help please.

bns12
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I am eloping and my parents can't find out. Can they still claim me as a dependent if I file Married-Seperately and would they find out if I am married? Help please.

texas as well

I am eloping and my parents can't find out. Can they still claim me as a dependent if I file Married-Seperately and would they find out if I am married? Help please.

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I am eloping and my parents can't find out. Can they still claim me as a dependent if I file Married-Seperately and would they find out if I am married? Help please.

Be careful  - a lot depends on the circumstances and details that we do not know.

In a community property state half your spouses income is your income and versa-visa, so when filing separately you might be required to file declaring that income.   That is one of the reasons that filing separately in a community property state is usually the worse way to  file.

In your case, that could come back to haunt you since if in the IRS's opinion your spouses income (and your community part of that income) and your address on the tax return would seem to conflict with your parents claim to claim you as a dependent that lived with them for more than half the tax year and you did not support yourself.

That could result in a letter to your parents asking then to proof that; 1) you lived with them more than half the tax year and were *only* away from home to attend school;  2) you did not pay more than half of your own support.

I am not saying that you cannot get away with hiding your marriage from you parents, only that the IRS can send letters to your parents questioning their ability to claim you based on conflicting tax returns that they received. (The IRS would not say that you were married, or reveal any information form your tax return, they would only require that your parents prove what they claimed on their tax return.)
**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**
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