I had a ex girlfriend and her child live with me for a year. And my ex girlfriend only worked for two months out that year, now claim i claim head of the household and claim them both on my tax return.
2007-02-11 23:01:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
May I suggest that you consult a small tax-experienced CPA to help you with this? You have asked three questions now all on the same theme and with more information coming out each time. Consequently, the answers you are going to get will be varied at best. You are going to struggle to identify even a close answer simply because your information is spread over three questions.
Please seek the advice of a tax professional on this one. you will find it is worth it.
2007-02-11 23:07:29 · answer #1 · answered by skip 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, you can't claim head of household based on an unrelated person. Robert is wrong on that.
You might be able to claim your ex-girlfriend as a dependent, but even that is doubtful. You can only claim her if she lived with you ALL of 2006, and her gross income during 2006 was under $3300, and you provided over half of her support. There are a couple other rules also, but she probably meets those.
Unless you are the biological father of her child, no, you can't claim the child.
2007-02-12 11:11:24 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You MIGHT be able to claim the girlfriend as a dependent, but that's it.
To claim the girlfriend as a dependent, she must have lived with you for the entire tax year, had less than $3,300 in gross income, and received more than half of her support from you, and your relationship must not have violated local law.
You cannot claim her child, since the child is her qualifying child.
You cannot claim Head of Household since neither of them is a qualifying person for Head of Household status.
2007-02-12 07:18:59 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can claim the girlfriend if she meets the following:
1. She is not claimable by her parents (whether they claim her or not)
2. She lived with you all year
3. She has gross income under $3300
4. You provided more than half of her total support
5. She is a US citizen and a US or Canadian or Mexican resident
6. She is not married to someone else filing a Married Filing Joint return
7. She is not filing a return for herself and her daughter
8. You are not married to someone else filing a Married Filing Joint return
9. You yourself cannot be claimed as a dependent by your parents (whether they claim you or not)
If your girlfriend meets the tests above to be a dependent, you can file as Head of Household.
You cannot claim the child since she is qualified to be claimed by your girlfriend, whether she files a return or not. You cannot claim any of the Child related credits. (I do not agree with that, but it's the law).
If you are still together, however, you should investigate if it is more in your favor to file without the girlfriend. If you claim her as a dependent, she is no longer eligible for the Earned Income Credit which can be several thousand dollars in your pockets if she files as Head of Household with her daughter as a dependent.
If you are no longer together, make sure she agrees not to file on her own.
2007-02-12 08:10:51 · answer #4 · answered by Robert in Nuuanu 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no i dont think you can it wouldnt help you out in any way so i wouldnt bother... u cant claim anything to do with her
2007-02-12 07:05:04 · answer #5 · answered by star 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋