My boyfriend and my sister both live with me. I have compleated my tax return by filing head of household and claiming both my sister and boyfriend. Neither of them are dependant children. They have both filed single claiming only themselves. I made more than twice the amount they did and was responsible for more than 50% of maintaining the household. I found this on the IRS website:
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD-you may claim head of household filing status on your tax return only if you are unmarried and pay more than 50% of the costs of keeping up a home for yourself and your dependent(s) or other qualifying individuals.
I assume that quaifys me for head of household but, I just dont know if my sister and boyfriend qualify as dependants. I am not trying to claim them for the EIC only to qualify for head of household.
2007-02-12 14:03:04 · 4 answers · asked by heyitsmedarra 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
go to your local library. They usually have free tax preparation. I claimed my daughter and she filed single so you may can claim at least your sister. A dependent for EIC is defined as a son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, foster child, brother, sister, step brother/sister or a descendant of any of them (niece/nephew) etc. You can verify this on pg.21 of the 1040A instruction book.
2007-02-12 14:17:46 · answer #1 · answered by mickey 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, no you're not exactly correct here. First of all, you can't claim them if they claimed themselves. Also, your boyfriend wouldn't be a qualifying person for head of household although your sister would if she was your dependent.
You could only claim your sister if she meets one of the following:
She is under 19 or under 24 and a full-time student or totally and permanently disabled, AND she lived with you for more than half the year, AND she didn not pay more than half of her own support, AND nobody else like your parent can claim her.
-OR-
you provided more than half of her support AND she didn't make over $3300 in 2006.
You could only claim your boyfriend as a dependent if he lived with you all year AND you provided more than half of his support AND he didn't make over $3300 for the whole year - even then, that would only give you the exemption for him, not let you file as head of household.
Since they claimed themselves, you can't claim them.
You can't file head of household unless you can claim your sister, and you probably can't (see above). A boyfriend is never a qualifying person for head of household, only close relatives count for that.
2007-02-12 14:41:14 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2016-11-27 19:19:46 · answer #3 · answered by barnhardt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do know that if they claim themselves, you can't. There are specific rules. Look them up at www.irs.gov.
2007-02-12 14:07:43 · answer #4 · answered by towanda 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋