can i file my god sister on my taxes if she over age of 21.?

Answer 1

if she lives with you and you provide more than half of her living expenses.

Answer 2

No, I don't believe so.

If however she is totally disabled, did not provide at least half of her support, and lived with you for more than half of 2006, you should then call the IRS or look on the www.irs.gov web site.

I had poor luck finding answers to real questions on the teletax line the past few years and gave up each time.

The teletax number is 1-800-829-4477 and you will need pencil and paper.

The Taxpayer Advocate service is 1-877-777-4778.

The definition of dependant child omits non-blood relatives other than fosterchild, stepchild, stepbrother, or stepsister. If your godsister happens to be your stepsister and meets the criteria above, you are all set. Special rules apply for people relocated from hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma.

OR if she lived with you the entire year or died while living with you, and that arrangement did not violate local law, and she was either disabled or had a gross income of less than $3,300, and you provided over half of her support,
then YES!

Please check these facts with a tax lawyer or the IRS themselves, and keep records of whom you spoke with and the exact time and dates for each call for in case of an audit. This record will not protect you, but show due diligence toward the mitigation of future penalties.

Answer 3

If she lived with you for the entire year, you provided more than half her support, her gross income for the year is less than $3300, and nobody else is claiming her, then you probably can. Otherwise no.

Being your god-sister doesn't change anything about the situation.

Answer 4

You didn't give enough information. Is she a student? How much money did she make last year? How many months last year did she live with you?

Answer 5

A dependant is a person other than the taxpayer or spouse who entitles the taxpayer to claim a dependency exemption. There are two different dependency categories beginning in Tax Year 2005. They are: qualifying child and qualifying relative. Each dependency exemption decreases income subject to tax by the exemption amount. The exemption amount for a dependant in tax year 2006 is $3,300. A taxpayer cannot claim a dependency exemption for a person who can be claimed as a dependent on another tax return.

Qualifying Child
To claim a qualifying child dependency exemption, all of the following dependency test must be met.

Member of household or relationship test
Citizen or resident test
Joint Return test
Age or Student test
Support test
Member of household-The person must live with the taxpayer for more than half the entire year as a member of the taxpayer's household. You do not have to own the principle of abode or pay the maintenance costs, but the child must live with you. For over half the year. The dependent must live with the taxpayer all year except for temporary absences. (Temporary absences include attending school, taking vacations, and staying in the hospital.)

Relationship- The person must be related to the taxpayer in one of the allowable ways. They are: child, brother/sister, stepchild, stepbrother/stepsister, half brother/half sister, grandchild, niece/nephew or a legally adopted child or a child lawfully placed for adoption, as well as a foster child.

Citizen or Resident Test – The child is a U.S. citizens or national, or residents of the US Canada or Mexico.

Joint Return Test - Taxpayers will meet this test for persons who are
• married but do not file a joint return, or
• married and file a joint return only to claim a refund of withheld tax; neither would have a tax liability on separate returns; neither the dependent nor spouse can claim personal exemptions on their joint return.

Age or Student Test – The child is under the age of 19 years of age at the end of the year, or under the age of 24 years of age at the end of the year and is a full-time student for at least 5 months. This test does not apply to a child who is permanently and totally disable at any time during the year..

Support Test – The child will meet this test if the taxpayer provided more than half of a person's total support for the entire year.

Total support items include
• food, clothing, shelter, education, medical and dental care, recreation, and transportation; and • welfare, food stamps, and housing provided by the state.

Qualifying Relative
To claim a qualifying relative dependency exemption, all of the following dependency test must be met. • Relationship test
• Gross Income Test
• Support test
• Citizen or resident test
• Joint Return test

Relationship- The following relatives meet this test, however, they do not have to live with the taxpayer. Unrelated or distantly related persons not listed will meet this test if they live with you. They are: children, great or grandchildren, who are not qualifying children. For example, if your child is not a qualifying child for 2006 because he or she does not meet the age/student test or the principle place of abode test, the taxpayer may still be able to claim an exemption for the child as your qualifying relative, but only of he or she has gross income under the $3300 limit and you provide over 50% of his or her support. The same rules applies for brother/sister,, stepbrother/stepsister, half brother/half sister, niece/nephew. Parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, step-parents, son/daughter in-laws, father or mother in-laws, and brothers/sisters in-law. If related by blood uncles and aunts. A relative not listed above, such as a cousin, or unrelated person, meets the relationship test if he or she is a member of your household and your home is his or her principal home for the entire year, except for temporary absences due to schooling, vacationing, being away on business, serving in the military or being confined to a hospital. A person cannot meet the member of household test if the relationship violates local laws. For example, if the taxpayer lives with a person married to someone else and the relationship violates the laws of the state where they live, you cannot claim an exemption for that person. I will caution you that it is not your responsibility to tell a client whether or not they can claim a person as a dependent. You should only read them the relationship requirements and if is his decision to complete his or her return as they deem necessary.

Gross Income Test – A person meeting the above relationship test cannot be claimed as a qualifying relative if he or she had gross income for the tax year of $3300 or more. This is true even if you provided most or all of that person’s support.

Support Test – A person cannot be a qualifying relative unless the taxpayer provides over half of his or her total support for the year.
Citizen or Resident Test – The child is a U.S. citizens or national, or residents of the US Canada or Mexico.

Joint Return Test - Taxpayers will meet this test for persons who are
• married but do not file a joint return, or
• married and file a joint return only to claim a refund of withheld tax; neither would have a tax liability on separate returns; neither the dependent nor spouse can claim personal exemptions on their joint return.

Answer 6

I never hear of a god sister.

If she didn't live in YOUR house the ENTIRE year and if she earned more than $3300, then NO.

Answer 7

HECK NO and if you do you will have IRS sleeping with both of you in a heart beat.
thanks for the silly ?

Answer 8

If you provide over 50% of her support. That includes everything--rent, clothing, food, medical, etc.

Answer 9

based upon the info you provide ,,, then no..

Answer 10

no