My son is 22. We gave him the boot in October. I still pay his health insurance and I'm trying to get him a phone hooked up. On the form to see if he qualifies for lifeline (a cheap phone rate) he has to check that he is not claimed on anyone's income tax. He wrote in there that for 10 months he was a dependant on our income tax. Is this going to create big problems for us? Should we just suck it up and pay for his phone until he can afford it?
2006-12-01 07:56:18 · 2 answers · asked by it's me 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
There is no way to claim a dependent for a partial year on your tax return. You're either eligible to claim him for the year, or you're not - rules are on irs.gov in a number of documents.
If you can claim him, I'd guess that the extra exemption would be worth more to you than two months of phone charges, unless he talks an awful lot long-distance.
After this year, doesn't sound like he'd be a dependent in any case.
2006-12-01 18:53:05 · answer #1 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he's not a student and you're not paying for his studies, you can no longer declare him a dependent. As if you want to pay his phone bill or not, that is a personal decision, and has nothing to do with taxes because that too is not deductable.
2006-12-01 16:01:23 · answer #2 · answered by errai14 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋