My girlfriend and her kids lived with me for the entire year of 2006. My girlfriend did not work and is not filing taxes for 2006. Does this qualify me as Head of Household for an earned income credit? The qualifying requirements for this credit are confusing.
2007-02-03 06:16:18 · 7 answers · asked by Kevin V 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
If they lived with you the entire year, and you provided all their support, and your girlfriend earned no money - then YES. They are all your dependents, and the children qualify you to use the head of household filing status.
2007-02-03 06:21:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Another boatload of bad advice. Sheesh!
You cannot claim HoH status unless your girlfriend's children are also your children. See IRS Pub 501, page 8, Examples 3 and 4. Your girlfriend is not a qualifying relative. Her children are not qualifying relatives unless they are your children too.
You may be able to claim them as dependents if they meet the support, residence, household, and other tests. Again, see IRS Pub 501 for a full explanation.
You cannot claim the EITC unless her children are your children too. See IRS Pub 596, page 12.
2007-02-03 06:33:16 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bostonian has the only correct answer so far - the first four are wrong. No, you can't claim head of household unless her children are your biological children, and since you call them "her children" I assume they are not. You can't claim HofH for people who aren't closely related to you by blood or marriage. You might be able to claim your girlfriend as a dependent, if you provided over half of her support and she didn't have over $3300 gross income. You can't claim her kids as dependents, or for EIC.
2007-02-03 15:58:49 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Head of significant different and youngsters you're waiting to document as head of significant different and youngsters in case you meet o.k. here standards. you're single or “seen single” on the final day of the 365 days. You paid extra desirable than 0.5 the cost of keeping up a house for the 365 days. A “qualifying guy or woman” lived with you interior the residing house for extra desirable than 0.5 the 365 days (apart from momentary absences, which contain college). even nonetheless, if the “qualifying guy or woman” is your based determine, she or he would not could stay with you. See particular rule for determine, later, under Qualifying guy or woman. in case you qualify to document as head of significant different and youngsters, your tax cost frequently would be under the expenditures for single or married submitting one after the different. you will additionally acquire an better standard deduction than in case you document as single or married submitting one after the different. the thank you to document. in case you document as head of significant different and youngsters, you should use the two type 1040A or type 1040. point out your determination of this submitting status by way of checking the field on line 4 of the two type. Use the top of a significant different and youngsters column of the Tax table or section D of the Tax Computation Worksheet to determine your tax.
2016-12-13 08:02:41 · answer #4 · answered by casco 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so but I am not the IRS, call the 800 829 1040 and ask or
http://www.irs.gov/
2007-02-03 06:23:41 · answer #5 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
yes of course you have some money sitting there, you can claim them and eic you will only qualify if you made less than 35.000
2007-02-03 06:20:21 · answer #6 · answered by lita 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes if they are your dependents
2007-02-03 06:21:22 · answer #7 · answered by krivdaf 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋