We have a child together (1year and a half)
i provide at least 50% of her support
she is 17
shes lived with me for two years
shes not filling her own taxes
and we arent filling jointly( IM HEAD OF HOUSE)
but she does make over 3,000$
Can i make this work or does she make to much
2007-12-08 11:28:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
You mean this child had a baby at age 16 and she has
lived with you since she was 15 years old..?????????
wooo what a way to ruin a child's life..
2007-12-08 11:47:13 · answer #1 · answered by popo dean 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Not sure what's going on here. Your name and avatar indicate that you are female yet your question appears to come from the male perspective.
Assuming that you are female you cannot file as Head of Household since you are not a natural parent of the child. If the child's mother does not have to file due to her income then only the father can claim the child.
Whether or not you can claim HER as a dependent depends upon the rules. You must meet ALL of the following tests to claim her:
1. She is not the qualifying child of another taxpayer. This may or may not be an issue based upon her age. If she's away from home at school it's entirely possible that her parents can still claim her.
2. She does not file a joint return with anyone else. We'll assume that this isn't the case.
3. She has less than $3,400 in gross income. Since $3,000 is less than $3,400 you're probably OK there.
4. You provided more than 50% of her support for the entire year.
5. Your relationship does not violate local law. This may get you due to her age. Even if the law isn't enforced, the claim is barred.
6. She lived with you ALL YEAR.
2007-12-08 19:58:36 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check pub 501 table 5 page 10. (2006)
The answer is maybe.
If she lived with you all year long and this doesn't violate local law. It might because you said she is underage.
And she made less than the personal exemption amount (i think 3400 in 2006)
While you might be the head of your household. You can't file as head of household for tax purposes unless you have a qualifying person living with you, your girlfriend doesn't qualify.
Your filing status is single.
2007-12-08 19:59:32 · answer #3 · answered by Charlie & Angie G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You say she made over $3000 - the cutoff is $3400 - if she made more than that, no you can't claim her.
I'm assuming you don't also live with her parents, so they can't claim her - if you lived with her parents then no you couldn't claim her.
You can't file jointly if you aren't married.
If she made under $3400, you can most likely claim her as long as your relationship doesn't violate local law, whether it's enforced or not. But you can't use claiming her to qualify you to file as head of household.
2007-12-08 21:50:17 · answer #4 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the tests for claiming a dependant in the instruction book. Regardless of whether you can claim her as your dependant or not, the $3000 she made has to be reported and her parents may have the right to claim her on their tax return.
2007-12-08 19:35:05 · answer #5 · answered by inkmama 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no you can not. if she does not file her own taxes she is in violation of the law.
how can you have a child that is that old with a minor? sounds pretty perverted to me. you should be reported to the authorities. bet there is welfare in your house
2007-12-08 19:38:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
She lives with you her, parents cannot claim her. Since she has an income she has to file. So therefore I don't think you can claim her.
2007-12-08 19:38:06 · answer #7 · answered by hoppykit 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
no she is not a qualifying child or a qualifying relative.
2007-12-08 20:03:56 · answer #8 · answered by kneikie 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋