We all live together for 6 months at the end of this year 2017, I used to be the only one who works in the house until my sister started working recently. No one else beside us now works in the house, we pay the bills in half. Can I and my sister claim both our siblings and two parents as dependents or only one of us can?
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Each person may only be claimed as a dependent by one taxpayer, assuming that they qualify of course.
Also, only one of you can file as head of household. To file as head of household, one of you must pay more than half of the household expenses, and claim at least one qualifying person as a dependent. The other one would file as single, and can claim some of the dependents however you decide to split them up. If you pay exactly half of the household expenses each, then neither one of you can file using head of household. I think it is unlikely that you pay exactly half, it only has to be $1 difference.
Each person may only be claimed as a dependent by one taxpayer, assuming that they qualify of course.
Also, only one of you can file as head of household. To file as head of household, one of you must pay more than half of the household expenses, and claim at least one qualifying person as a dependent. The other one would file as single, and can claim some of the dependents however you decide to split them up. If you pay exactly half of the household expenses each, then neither one of you can file using head of household. I think it is unlikely that you pay exactly half, it only has to be $1 difference.
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