My friend is very ill and has no income. She has lived with me for a few years. She cannot work and has just been put on disability. I have paid pretty much all her expenses. If this is possible what do I file under?
2007-12-31 00:22:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
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2007-12-31 00:26:40 · answer #1 · answered by rogue 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you are not married and have no children your filing status is "single"; you can claim your friend as a dependent. You get no EIC or anything; but you did provide over half her support, she had an income under $3,400.00, yada.
2007-12-31 09:59:19 · answer #2 · answered by acmeraven 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely you can, if you paid over half of her support. Anything she got for disability and spent on her own support counts toward figuring that, though.
You can't file as head of household for having a friend as a dependent though, that is only if you have a closely related dependent, so if you are single you'd file as single. You'll show her as a dependent, and check "other" for relationship.
2007-12-31 09:55:10 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i believe so. contact the irs at 1-800-829-1040 or an accountant and i believe you can. you're a great friend!
2007-12-31 09:11:44 · answer #4 · answered by GG 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can claim her if all of the following tests are met:
1. She is a US citizen or a resident of the US, Canada or Mexico.
2. She is not the Qualifying Child of another taxpayer.
3. She does not file a joint return with another taxpayer except to only receive a refund of all taxes paid.
4. She lives in your household all year.
5. She has less than $3,400 in gross income for 2007, excluding non-taxable Social Security benefits. (If her disability is from some other source it MUST be included in the gross income test.)
6. You provided more than 50% of her total support. (The disability payments she received are not considered support that is provided by you.)
7. Your relationship is not illegal under local law, even if such a law is unenforced.
You would file whatever filing status that you otherwise qualify for. She does not qualify you to file as Head of Household, nor does she qualify you for the EIC.
2007-12-31 08:38:02 · answer #5 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your friend collects disability, then she cannot be your dependent because that is her own income. Why don't you just take your cut out of her disability when she receives it?
2007-12-31 08:26:46 · answer #6 · answered by alex l 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋