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I asked this question before and I didn't word everything correctly to get the right answer. OK

I am 19 years old, I turned 19 Oct.11th 2006 and I was married Nov.18th 2006. I lived with my mother up until Nov.18th,2006. I was on her health insurance until that date I got married. Her health insurance is through General motors and unless she can claim me on the 2006 tax returns she has to pay all the money back from me being on her insurance ( which ends up being almost 10,000 dollars for the 11months) I made about 8000 dollars in 2006 working, and We're not sure what to do. Is there any thing we can do for her to claim me as a depended for the year 2006? My husband is fine with filling married filling seperate- he made about 20,000 for the year. Please help.

I was not a full time student. She talked to the insurance company and they told her she could claim me, I talked to the IRS and they said since i made over 3000 for the year she couldn't . thats why were in such a big mess here- i dont want her to have to pay money back- i want her to be able to claim me for the year- i'm hoping if she goes ahead and does it we wont' get in any trouble- theres people out there that scam for 1000's of dollars every year so hopefully something like this won't be so bad.

Answer 1

Yes, she can still claim you as a dependent for the year, even though you are married. However, since you are 19, she can only claim you as a dependent if you were a full time student.

Answer 2

There are several criteria to resolve here. As you were a dependent for your mother for more than six months, and if she contributed to more than half of your support for the year, as long as you file "Married, Filing Separately" for 2006, your mother would claim you as dependent and qualify as "head of household" for her 2006 return as long as you were a full time student. The big question is if you were a full time student, since you turned 19 during the tax year, this is the biggest concern. If you weren't a student, your mother will lose her head of household status with the IRS, however she may have a legitimate claim for the insurance. It's not your marriage, but rather your age that is the concern regarding head of household status, and at the same time it would appear that until your 19th birthday, you may have been a legitimate dependent for her insurance, and she may not have to return any insurance paid prior to your 19th birthday, however that isn't a tax consideration, but rather has to do with General Motor's Insurance policy. Your mom may need to check with a consultant to resolve the insurance situation. Good luck

Answer 3

Your mother supported you for more than 10 months so she should claim you, especially since she covered your medical and would have to repay $10K.
You were only married for 2 months in 2006 , so to try and claim yourself (unless you want to pay her the $10K) would be soooo rude . . .
if my child used me for 10 months then tried to cheat me with the tax man, it would be the LAST time I spoke to them.
You made very good $$ but lived with your mother instead of getting your own place . . .
Thank god your husband has a good enough heart to know filling separate for 2006 is OK . . .
I can not believe you are even here asking this question as it shows a total disrespect for your mother.

Answer 4

were you living at home and or a full time student... I think the answer may be yes but i am not a tax expert.

Answer 5

wow you guys are rich.

Answer 6

ur mom