I am no longer living at home, nor am I in school anymore, I just purchased a house, so can they still use me as a dependent I am only 20 years old and just moved out at the end of October.
2006-12-05 07:46:34 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
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There are five tests to determine if you can be considered a qualifying child on your parents tax return. You must meet all five tests.
1. Relationship test. You must be a son, daughter, stepson, etc.
2. Age test. The child must not have turned 19 by the end of the year, or the child must be a student who has not turned 24 by the end of the year. The student test requires attending on a full-time basis for at least five calender months in a year at a qualified educational institution.
3. Citizenship test. You must be a citizen or resident of the United States or a country contiguous with the United States.
4. Principal place of abode test. The child must have the same principal place of abode as the taxpayer for more than one-half the year.
5, Support Test. The child must not provide more than one-half of their own support for the year.
An individual who doesn't meet all the test to be a dependent as a qualifying child may be listed as a dependent if they meet meet the tests for a "qualifying relative." These tests are similar but with an income test ($3300) for 2006 and a requirement that the taxpayer must provide over one-half of the support for the dependent.
2006-12-05 09:25:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think the short answer is "no," though they may be able to claim you as a dependent for a portion of the year since you only moved out at the end of October. That also might depend on when you finished school, etc. I'd check www.irs.gov - you should be able to find out there.
2006-12-05 15:53:21 · answer #2 · answered by Nicole B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you just moved out in October then yes they can, but if you earned more then 3000 then they shouldn't be able to. I know with my friends who are both stay at home moms that they don't have to file till they make more then 3000 then they have to file their own returns but until then they go on their boyfriends as a dependent, so as a child I'm not sure the law, but if you made more the 3000, then you have to file yourself. and if you just bought a house you'd be better off filing yourself, you could get money back, buying a house is always a good thing for your taxes.
But you could find out the laws on www.irs.gov
I go there alot for my answers
2006-12-05 15:51:08 · answer #3 · answered by mommy23 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To make sure you get a correct answer, I would suggest calling a tax service or the IRS help line. Calling now before tax season, you might get an answer without a long wait.
If you were living with them for the majority of the year (until sometime in October) and therefore they were paying some of your bills (rent, water, electric, heat, groceries) I would say they probably can......Or you ended up increasing some of their bills.....
But call the professionals to be sure.
2006-12-05 15:51:45 · answer #4 · answered by phseamstress 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
even though you have been living at home for most of the year, yu are no longer a juvenile and are not in school. so no they should not be able to claim you as a dependent. only if you were still in school AND living with them.
2006-12-05 15:51:42 · answer #5 · answered by menolikey811 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were living at home and in school during at least part of 2006, then yes, they can claim you as a dependent.
2006-12-05 15:48:41 · answer #6 · answered by Zebra4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Yes, they can. My daughter is 26 and I still claim her. As long as you lived with them for 6 months of the year, they can claim you. If you were working and are going to file taxes yourself this year, be sure to mark "YES" when asked if you were claimed on someone else's taxes.
2006-12-05 15:52:01 · answer #7 · answered by Kim L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you are too old for them to claim you. You can file your taxes as "head of household" and get any return that might be owed. Even if you lived in their home part of the year, you would have to have some sort of disablilty (determined by the state) in order for them to claim you.
2006-12-05 15:51:14 · answer #8 · answered by Cris Tee 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on how much money you made last year. After a certain amount of money made they can not claim you, and since you just bought a house I think you probably made more than enough to not be claimed by your parents.
2006-12-05 15:49:03 · answer #9 · answered by Sara 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutley not. If you are over the age of 18 you MUST be in school/college in order for them to claim you.
2006-12-05 15:55:07 · answer #10 · answered by allaboutwhat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋