i have been supporting her for over a year now. she's still a student and unemployed. she is also pregnant. she has been living with me for 2 years.
2007-12-03 02:39:09 · 4 answers · asked by Keegan M 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
As long as her parents cannot still claim her as a dependent then you probably can.
The problem is that her parents may well still be able to claim her if her absence from home is considered as being because she is away at school. If you live near where her parents do this probably won't be the case, however if she is considered "away from home at school" she would still be considered to be living at home for her parents' tax purposes. Hand in hand with this is the fact that as far as support is concerned the only test that her parents have to meet is that their daughter did not provide more than half of her OWN support. The fact that you provided all of it and they provided none of it is immaterial in this case.
So it boils down to whether or not her parents can claim her as a dependent under the law. If they still can, even if they do not, you cannot claim her and she cannot claim her own personal exemption if she files a return.
2007-12-03 03:03:51 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You probably can. If she lived with you all year, you provided over half of her support for the year, she didn't have gross income over $3400, you weren't living with her parents, you can most likely claim her. There's one more thing, and it depends on where you live - if your relationship is illegal by a law or ordinance in your area, you can't claim her even if it's no longer enforced. Believe it or not, there are still areas with laws against cohabitation by unmarried couples.
2007-12-03 05:45:25 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Generally the answer would be yes if she lived with you all year, you provided more than half of her support and and her earnings were less than $3,400. There are a couple of states that have laws that prohibit your living arrangement so you would not be able to claim her if you live in one of those states.
2007-12-03 02:49:57 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Good question! Bostonian taught me a thing or two here!!
2007-12-03 03:39:26 · answer #4 · answered by amy1272hou 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋