my boyfriend was injured in an accident and has no use of his right arm he can't work and he lives with me so I pay the bills, rent and buy all the Grocerys?
2006-12-05 07:56:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Technically only as long as he does not claim himself on his tax return AND no one elses return, and you furnish more than 50% of his care for the year.
Excerpt from 2006 1040 return instructions
"Permanently and totally disabled: A person who, at any time in
2006, cannot engage in any substantial gainful activity because of a special physical or mental condition and a doctor has determined that this condition has lasted or can be expected to last continuously for at least a year or can be expected to lead to death."
For all instructions:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040.pdf
Best advice - consult your tax advisor.
2006-12-05 08:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does he receive any assistance from any other source? If he depends entirely on you for all things, you can claim him. If he receives more then fifty percent from some other source you would be well advised to call and speak with someone in the tax offices. Call both state and federal offices. Be sure to have all your paper work together. They will definitely have questions for you. Briefly I will tell you of a similar situation. My father lived with me and was disabled, but depended entirely on me for all his financial aid. At one point he broke a leg. This caused him to spend a month in the care of the Veterans Hospital. I claimed him on my taxes, they would not accept that as they decided the Veterans Hospital (probably provided more towards his needs) than I had. Although he lived in my home for 11 months and only one month with them. In your situation you need to check it out with the officials I had not done that as it seemed I had provided more toward his support in that year than the hospital did.
2006-12-05 16:07:20 · answer #2 · answered by john h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is one of the rare situations where the answer could vary based on your state of residence.
Your relationship with the dependant can not be a "violation of local law". In 7 or 8 states it is technically illegal to "co-habitate". In other words, it is illegal for a man and a woman to live together without being married. The law is never enforced but it does effect tax returns in those states.
2006-12-05 16:16:52 · answer #3 · answered by Wayne Z 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wayne Z is correct. This is one of the VERY few situations where 'it depends on your state' is actually true for Federal tax purposes.
2006-12-05 20:00:44 · answer #4 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE ANWSER TO YOUR QUESTION IS VERY SIMPLE YES YOU CAN CLAIM HIM AS LONG AS YOU CAN PROVE THAT HE IS LIVEING WITH YOU AND YOU ARE PAYING EVERYTHING,BUT I MUST ALSO SAY THIS I THINK IF YOU DO CLAIM HIM HE MIGHT HAVE TO SINGH SOMEKIND OF PAPER OR SPMETHING OH STATEING THAT HE HAS BEEN LIVEING WITH YOU AND THAT YOU ARE PAYING ALL THE BILLS,WELL THATS ALL I CAN TELL YOU BUT THE BEST WAY TO REALLY FIND OUT EVERYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW IS EITHER CALL OR VISIT WHO EVER FILLS YOUR TAXES OUT FOR YOU THEY KNOW ALL THE ROPES AND STUFF TO PULL,SO JUST CALL OR STOP BY AND ASK WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOOSE ITS JUST A QUESTION THAT YOU WILL BE ASKING THEM
2006-12-05 16:10:03 · answer #5 · answered by DAVE S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably. Check here to be sure. http://www.irs.gov/app/scripts/retriever.jsp Look under the "qualifying relative part of chapter 3.
2006-12-05 16:13:09 · answer #6 · answered by curious george 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think you can as long as he receives more than half of his essentials from your pay.does he get a check ?,because if he does, i dont think you can.oh yeah, i have to mention this my boyfriend is an epileptic and when i tried to claim him they told me we would have to be married or related for me to claim him.
2006-12-05 16:09:11 · answer #7 · answered by Brownsugga 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋