My son married a russian girl, and with her came her parents, they are 59 years old, don't work, have no income what so ever, live with my son etc... their daughter claimed them as dependents last year before she married my son.. just seems odd that you can write two able bodied adults off on your tax return ... I know that you can't claim children after a certain age, I would think the reverse would hold true for parents, maybe you could claim them AFTER they turn a certain age.. they are not citizens of the US. Does anyone know about how this works? Thanks...
2007-02-18 12:58:00 · 5 answers · asked by beemersbox 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
If your son meets all of the qualifications per the IRS guidelines he can claim them as dependants on his return
2007-02-18 13:08:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can claim an unrelated person if the person 1. Lived with you all year 2. Had income less than $3,650 3. Was supported by you more than 50% 4. Was not a qualifying child of another person Expect to be challenged on points 3. and 4. The IRS assumes that children live with parents, or at least relatives. If the father has income, the IRS will disallow your claim and require the father to file a return.
2016-03-29 02:03:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they have papers as resident aliens, then he might be able to.
A child can't be claimed as a qualifying CHILD after a certain age, but they can be claimed as a qualifying RELATIVE if they meet the requirements for that. To claim someone as a qualifying relative, the person claiming them has to provide more than half of their support, the person being claimed can't have gross income over $3300, they can't be a qualifying child of someone else, and unless they're a close relative, the person claimed has to live all year with the person claiming them. There are a few more requirements, but those are the main ones.
2007-02-18 15:21:35 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can claim parents as qualifying relatives if you provide more than half their support and meet a few other tests. However, if they are not U.S. citizens, I don't think they can be claimed.
2007-02-18 13:01:05 · answer #4 · answered by rosekm 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If he is providing more than 1/2 the cost of living for them then he can. How much do they receive in taxable income?
2007-02-18 13:01:43 · answer #5 · answered by Linda D 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋