both my daughters live at home one is in high school the other is in college last year i claimed them both (since i provide all their care) for EIC. Heres the question........my oldest daughter had a baby, can i still claim my daughter on my income tax and for EIC? And can she claim the baby on her taxes(even though i use my daughter on mine) and still get EIC? I provide all the care for her (housing food etc.) she works and provides for the baby except for shelter.
2006-12-12 10:49:15 · 5 answers · asked by herekimmiekat 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ Other - Taxes
my daughter is 21 and a full time college student and she works........but i provide all care in the house.....rent , food, bills and even some clothing
2006-12-15 17:22:21 · update #1
As long as your daughter is under 24 and still a full time student, with you providing over half her support, you can claim her. She cannot claim herself OR her baby.
If you do not provide over half the support of the baby, you are not eligible to claim the baby either.
2006-12-14 23:43:27 · answer #1 · answered by D.M. C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are providing more than half of your older daughter's support, and she is under 24 and a full-time student, then you can claim her, and use her as a qualifying child for EIC.
Since she is a dependent, she can't claim any dependents on her return, whether or not you claim her, since she COULD be claimed by you, and she isn't eligible for the EIC.
If you are not eligible to claim her as a dependent, for example if she's 24 or over, or over 18 and not a full-time student, then you can't claim her, but she can claim her baby and if she meets the other criteria, could claim EIC.
2006-12-12 14:52:23 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your oldest daughter is under 25 and a fulltime student, she qualifies for the EIC, of course. Sounds like in your situation your best bet is to claim all three.
2006-12-14 10:20:22 · answer #3 · answered by Emmy F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your daughter is going to file, then you cannot claim her or the baby. Also, I believe that in order to get EIC, you have to have a qualifying child, one who is under 18. So, it would probably be better for your daughter to file, claim her child and share the money with you. You can however file head of household.
2006-12-12 10:52:27 · answer #4 · answered by rdncgirl 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Your daughter must be under 25 and a full time college student for you to claim her. You can also claim her daughter as long as she doesn't, and your daughter must show that she is being claimed as an exemption on YOUR taxes, and can't claim her daughter on her return. Probably worth the trip to Block on this one. They update tax laws too often, and their associates take refresher courses every year.
2006-12-12 11:02:48 · answer #5 · answered by i8thr2 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋