My wife and I send money each month for their support. Can I legally claim them as dependents? They are Philippine citzens and do not have US SSN's.
2007-12-17 14:05:26 · 5 answers · asked by Brad T 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Sorry, you CANNOT claim them.
1) They don't have US Social Security Numbers, and you have to list SSN's for each dependent you intend to claim.
[IRS Publication 17, Page 27, 4th bullet point under Introduction Section: "Social security number (SSN) requirement for dependents — You must list the social security number of any dependent for whom you claim an exemption."]
2) They fail to meet the residency requierment.
[IRS Publication 17, Page 28, Table 3-1, third bullet point: "You cannot claim a person as a dependent unless that person is a U.S. citizen, U.S. resident alien, U.S. national, or a resident of Canada or Mexico, for some part of the year."]
IRS PUBLICATION #17
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf
2007-12-17 14:32:00 · answer #1 · answered by Rukh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they come to US and live for a certain period of time, they can apply for a tax number and you can claim them as dependents. They don't need to have SSN.
2007-12-17 14:11:48 · answer #2 · answered by Purpleclamshell 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.
Dependents must be residents of the US, Canada or Mexico.
2007-12-17 14:14:35 · answer #3 · answered by Wayne Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
2007-12-17 14:07:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't see why not?
2007-12-17 14:11:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋