claiming yourself as a dependent on taxes?

Question

someone told my husband you can claim yourself as a dependant on your income taxes. some websites say yes, some say no. what do you say, yahoo?

Answer 1

You can generally claim yourself as a dependent on your own tax return, unless someone else is claiming you. For your tax return, you and your husband are allowed one exemption each, totalling two exemption.

Answer 2

Claiming Yourself As A Dependent

Answer 3

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claiming yourself as a dependent on taxes?
someone told my husband you can claim yourself as a dependant on your income taxes. some websites say yes, some say no. what do you say, yahoo?

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you need to determine if you are eligible to be claimed by your parents as a qualifying child, you are not yet 24, attending full time school 5 months of the year, life in the household of your parents 6 months and they provide more than 50% of your support if this is not the case you can go to www.irs.gov either look at, download publication 17 or call 1 800 829 3676 and order one to help you your parents don't get anything back claiming you, they are able to reduce their taxable income by your personal exemption, not a refund

Answer 5

No, you don't claim yourself as a dependent on your own return. But as long as you are not claimed as a dependent by someone else, then you get an exemption for yourself for $3300, so it works out the same financially as it would to have a dependent. The difference is in wording - "dependent" means somebody other than yourself, exemption is the money you get to subtract from your income before figuring your taxes.

Answer 6

You are not claiming yourself as a dependant, you are claiming an exemption for yourself. A dependant is someone other than yourself that you support and take care of.
If you and your husband are filing jointly you both get an exemption and if you have children they are claimed as a dependant and you claim an exemption for each child

Answer 7

He can file Single or he can file Married Head of Household. Of course that is for the two of you. Doesn't matter who is actually the head. When you start listing the number of deductions he will list 2. One for him and one for you, and so on for the numbers of other dependants - usually children. It is fairly self-explanatory on the form.

Same with the number of exemptions you claim for taxes to be withheld from your pay. He can file M2 with his employer and so you can you. As long as you do not end up owing IRSA money at the end of the year you can claim even more. I used to claim M7 for our family of 5. Because I itemized I received money back. Think of this. If you both file taxes and get back $4,000 every year, raise your exemptions to you only get back a few hundred. That puts more money in your pocket every month and instead of letting IRS use your money.

Go to www.irs.gov and look under Frequently Asked Questions.

Answer 8

You get a personal exemption for yourself if you are not claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer. You do NOT "claim" yourself as a "dependent" however.

Any website that says you can claim yourself as a dependent should NOT be trusted. The information is OBVIOUSLY posted by someone who has NO CLUE about US tax law or terminology!

Answer 9

Can I claim my daughter who is 24 I paid more then half of the expenses last year? Then can she claim herself as well?

Answer 10

It's actually called an exemption. Your husband is also an exemption. Dependents are usually people like children.

Remember, words have very specific meanings when it comes to law.

Answer 11

Same with the number of exemptions you claim for taxes to be withheld from your pay. He can file M2 with his employer and so you can you. As long as you do not end up owing IRSA money at the end of the year you can claim even more

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