can someone claim kids who are not there own? in a legal way?
2007-05-01 05:48:23 · 4 answers · asked by 4stringthndr 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
For someone to claim kids they have to be related. For example, uncle,aunt, grandparents, but with permission from parents. There is a series of questions the IRS asks to see if you can claim the kids. additional information can be found at www.irs.gov or call 18008291040
2007-05-04 17:14:32 · answer #1 · answered by azgaby24 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the child lives with them for over half of the year, is under 19 (or under 24 and a full-time student) and the child is closely related to them (grandchild, sibling, niece, nephew) then they might be able to claim them legally as a qualifying child if the parent of the child doesn't meet these rules to claim them as a qualifying child. If two people both meet these rules to claim a child as a qualifying child, then they can decide who will claim the child.
Or if the child is NOT a qualifying child of anyone else, then they might also be able to claim the child, if the child is closely related or lived with them ALL year and they provided over half of the child's support.
If you're talking about a neighbor's kids, a friend's kids, or a girlfriend's kids, then most likely not since they'd almost surely be a qualifying child of a parent, even if the parent doesn't claim them, maybe because they don't have enough income to file.
A parent can NOT give someone permission to claim their child except for the other parent of the child.
2007-05-01 16:50:27 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tax fraud is intentionally misrepresenting your return for the purpose of evading the payment of taxes.
You get to claim kids by one of two sets of rules, either by "qualifying child" or by "qualifying relative".
The second set of rules is for people who have dependents that are not children or not their own. If they child is not yours, then they have to have lived with you all 365 days of the year to qualify (vacations are allowed).
2007-05-01 15:07:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are legal guardian, foster parent or have some other status that requires you to spend money to care for children, you can claim them as dependents.
2007-05-01 12:52:22 · answer #4 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋