She is not working due to an automotive accident and wont be filing taxes this year.
2007-06-25 09:21:13 · 8 answers · asked by ranz12 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
It is possible to claim a person who lives with you as a dependent. In order to claim a nonrelative as a dependent, the person, the following all must be true:
1. Has to live with you for 12 months of the year
2. Has to have income less than $3,400 in 2007
3. You have to have supplied over half of her support
4. She cannot be claimed as a qualifying child on another person's return.
If your girlfriend qualifies as your dependent, she is called a "qualifying relative" even though she is not your relative.
2007-06-25 09:45:22 · answer #1 · answered by ninasgramma 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
IF she lived with you the entire year, AND she made less than the personal exemption, AND there is no local law prohibiting cohabitation, AND you provide at least 50% of her support for the year, maybe.
Although they are rarely enforced, some areas still have laws against cohabitation. The tax code does not allow you to claim anyone as a dependent if your relationship violates local law, even if the law is never enforced. Your girlfriend could be a 'qualifying relative'.
EDIT: The 3 answers above mine are all correct.
2007-06-25 14:44:59 · answer #2 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If she lived with you ALL year, her gross income for the year is under $3400, and you provided more than half of her support, then you can probably claim her as a dependent. There are a few more rules, but those are the main ones.
You are NOT entitled to file as head of household though for claiming her as a dependent. For h of h status, the dependent needs to be closely related by blood or marriage.
2007-06-25 11:28:58 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The only thing that I can add to ninasgramma's excellent answer is that your relationship must not be in violation of any local law or ordinance. If there is a local law against cohabitation, even if it is unenforced, you cannot claim her as a dependent.
All of the other responses prior to hers are simply wrong -- so give her the 10 points!
2007-06-25 10:07:12 · answer #4 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
"To claim a dependency exemption for a qualifying child or a qualifying relative, the citizen, national, or resident test and joint return test must be met."
She's neither a child or a relative, so no dice.
See IRS link.
2007-06-25 09:28:11 · answer #5 · answered by jargent100 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
yes
2015-02-08 07:54:52 · answer #6 · answered by Clara 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope sorry.
2007-06-25 09:29:00 · answer #7 · answered by Lindsay G 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
not unless you adopt her! then you can't sleep with her w/o legal consequences!
2007-06-25 09:24:57 · answer #8 · answered by xytus3 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋