Can I claim my sister if she earned income?

Question

Can I claim my sister if she lived with me, is 22 yrs old, attended school full time in 2006, and earned about $9,000 in income?

Answer 1

I don't think so.

Answer 2

ETA: Bostonian, I wouldn't be so quick to judge other responses. The reference you provided is correct, BUT you have referenced the incorrect column. Assuming the tests below are met, the sister would be a "qualifying child" (left hand column of the page you cited). The right hand column and the $3,300 limit is only for other relatives.

To be a taxpayer’s "qualifying child" for the purposes of dependent exemptions, tax credits, etc. the person must satisfy four tests:
SOURCE: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=133298,00.html :

1. Relationship — the taxpayer’s child or stepchild (whether by blood or adoption), foster child, sibling or stepsibling, or a descendant of one of these.

2. Residence — same residence as the taxpayer for more than half the tax year.

3. Age — must be under the age of 19 at the end of the tax year, or under the age of 24 if a full-time student for at least five months of the year, or be permanently and totally disabled at any time during the year.

4. Support — did not provide more than one-half of his/her own support for the year.

It sounds like she meets #1-3.

HOWEVER...based upon the information you provided, #4 is not so clear. With income of $9,000, she MAY have provided for more than half her own support...depending upon the cost of living where you live, her expenses, etc. IF you do claim her as a dependent, she will still have to file a return and cannot claim herself.

Good luck!

Answer 3

If she lived with you more than half the year, nobody else is entitled to claim her, and she didn't provide more than half of her own support, then you probably can. So it comes down to how much her total support is for the year, and how much of it she provided from her own income.

Answer 4

No, she has far too much income to be claimed as a dependent.

Note to Tweet: What planet are you on?? You obviously have NO knowledge of US tax law. Please keep your idiotic comments to yourself!

Note to everyone else: If the sister has more than $3,300 in gross income, she CANNOT be claimed as a dependent. PERIOD! The amount of support provided does NOT matter!

Answer 5

If she is living in YOUR home, you can claim for house rent, and if you have combine expenses, u can claim 50% of your expenses in a month and 50% of house rent.

Answer 6

Only if you can prove you paid more than 50% of her support, she signs a notarized statement agreeing to that fact, and you would have to add her income with yours when you file

Answer 7

If she lived with you for six months out of a year and nobody else claims her then yes.

Answer 8

Yes, you can to let her know that at her age she must be responsible. talk to her in a way that she will not be offended. just ask if she could help you in some financial aspect

Answer 9

yes but the income has to be stated on your taxes. at your rate, that would not be wise. best to let her get her own substantial refund

Answer 10

No she can not declare him till your son lived along with her for better than 0.5 the 365 days. might desire to fulfill all of under Qualifying infant to be sure that the IRS to settle to your qualifying infant, he or she might desire to be: Son or daughter (alongside with steps), brother or sister (alongside with steps and 0.5), accompanied (or located for adoption), eligible foster infant (located by an organisation or courtroom), or a descendant of any of those. If the newborn isn't your son or daughter and the newborn's determine can declare her or him as a qualifying infant, your adjusted gross earnings might desire to be greater than that of the determine who can declare the newborn. youthful than you and under age 19, youthful than you and under age 24 if an entire-time student, or any age if completely and fully disabled. somebody who lived with you for better than 0.5 the 365 days, different than for authorized absences (particular regulations for divorced and separated mothers and dads might desire to prepare) a infant who did not furnish better than 0.5 of his or her help A U.S. citizen, U.S. nationwide, or resident of the U.S., Canada or Mexico. There are exceptions for nonresident alien infants who're legally accompanied if the newborn lived with you interior the U.S. or for the completed 365 days in case you probably did not stay interior the U.S. not submitting a joint return for himself or herself till it grew to become into filed in basic terms to acquire a reimbursement

Answer 11

sure just make sure u include her w9