2007-02-13 07:23:57 · 8 answers · asked by ks_pickens 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
you must pass all test for a child to be your dependent, this came straight from www.irs.gov
The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.
The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year, (b) under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student, or (c) any age if permanently and totally disabled.
The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year.
The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year.
If the child meets the rules to be a qualifying child of more than one person, you must be the person entitled to claim the child as a qualifying child.
2007-02-13 07:38:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be a qualifying child
1. They must be your child or descendent (i.e. grandchild), either through birth, marriage, adoption, or an eligible foster child (a foster child placed with you by an authorized placement agency), or one of your siblings either through birth, marriage or adoption or one of their descendents.
2. They must be under 19, or if over 19 and under 24, they must be a full time student. The date used to determine the age is the last day of the year. If the child is permanently and totally disabled, then the age test does not apply.
3. You must provide at least 50% of their support
4. They must live with you for more than half of the year. There are exceptions to the "living with you" test for temporary absences, children who were born or died during the year, kidnapped children, and children of separated or divorced parents.
2007-02-13 07:39:15 · answer #2 · answered by jseah114 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adding to GatorHunt's correct answer- that is for claiming a child as a qualifying child. There's another way too, if the child is not ANYONE's qualifying child - if you paid more than half of their total support for the year, and their gross income is under$3300, then you might be able to claim them as a qualifying relative if they don't meet the requirements for you to claim them as a qualifying child.
2007-02-13 07:47:52 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You must file your return on paper, by mail, without e-filing, and claim whatever you would have claimed if they had not claimed you. This will trigger the IRS computer to notice the conflict between what you are claiming and what they claimed, which will delay things. You will eventually get the correct refund, but only if your claim is sent on paper, by mail, not if it is e-filed.
2016-03-29 05:09:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the age of your child.
Also if your child is a USA citizian
Here is a link to answer your question
2007-02-13 07:33:17 · answer #5 · answered by Sariah Miller 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he was in your physical custody for at least 6 months of the year.and even if he wasn't as long as no one else claims him as a dependent then you can,happens all the time.
2007-02-13 07:34:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If he lived with you for over half the year, you provided more than half his support and he made less than a certain amount ($10k I think) you can claim him. IRS website has it all laid out.
2007-02-13 07:30:33 · answer #7 · answered by rosekm 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Did you birth them? Then yes
2007-02-13 07:31:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋