I was divorced in October 2006, and provided 100% support to my spouse throughout the year. We had no children, and no mortgage. I make 52k, can I claim her in any way?
2007-01-28 19:06:34 · 6 answers · asked by Benjamin G 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
We lived together until August 2006
2007-01-28 19:15:39 · update #1
She wasnt working because she wouldnt work, part of the reason for divorce.
2007-01-28 19:24:44 · update #2
No chance of getting her signature, she is across the country and we aren't speaking.
2007-01-28 19:26:25 · update #3
Not unless she lived with you for 6 mos. or more for the year. If she did and does not claim anything herslef then yeas, otherwise nope
2007-01-28 19:10:20 · answer #1 · answered by Sarcastic Gazette 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Since you were divorced before the end of 2006, you couldn't file a joint return even if she was willing to sign it.
You couldn't claim her as a dependent as a "qualifying relative" since she didn't live with you all year.
So doesn't look like you can claim her in any way, unless you also got hit for alimony, which would be an adjustment out of your income.
2007-01-29 17:50:57 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you were divorced on 12/31/2006 your filing status is Single.
To claim your ex as a dependent she must have lived with you for the entire year. If she did not live with you for the ENTIRE year you cannot claim her as a dependent.
If she did live with you for the ENTIRE year, received more than 50% of her support from you, and made less than $3,300 you can claim her as a dependent.
2007-01-29 07:33:50 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, no, and no to the prevous answers.
You cannot take an unrelated person on your tax return unless that person lived with you for the entire year, earned less than $3,300, and you supported the person.
Since you were not living with her since August, she does not qualify as your dependent.
2007-01-29 06:08:31 · answer #4 · answered by ninasgramma 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If she agrees to sign the return, then yes you can. By signing the return with you, she is giving up the right to file a return by herself. BUT, this also gives her a right to half of the refund. So you might want to do it both ways, with and without her on the return and see what the difference is because it might not be worth it to claim her. Keep in mind that she will have to sign the refund check if her name is on the return and you file married, filing jointly.
2007-01-29 03:17:48 · answer #5 · answered by nesmith52 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
the usual is at least 6months of taking care of someone to claim on taxes, mostly likely you would be able to, you might also want to check your final divorce papers to see if it states anything about filing taxes, likely no since you stated you do not have children. but if you had no kids or mortgage, why wasn't she working herself?? anyway to answer you most likely yes, is that a nice thing to do, well thats up to you.....
2007-01-29 03:16:21 · answer #6 · answered by Ivory 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋