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fhjccy | Can I claim my fiance as dependent on 2007 return if he is not working the whole year and live with me all yea |
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Explorer
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yes you can but claim them as common law spouse |
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bostonianinmo
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What a load of bad answers. Again. (engineer... may actually be correct but didn't explain the answer) Here's the real scoop!
You can claim your finacee as a dependent if ALL of the following requirements are met:
1. He is not the Qualifying Child of another taxpayer.
2. He did not file a joint return with another taxpayer unless the return had zero tax liability and the only reason it was filed was to receive a refund of all taxes withheld.
3. He lived with you all year.
4. You provided more than half of his support for the entire year.
5. He has less than $3,400 (for 2007) in gross income, excluding non-taxable Social Security.
6. Your relationship is not illegal under local law. If there is a local law against cohabitation, even if it's unenforced, the claim will be disallowed. |
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Judy1
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Ah, as usual with this question, you've gotten a ton of wrong answers from people who don't know what they are talking about but insist on answering anyway.
If your fiance lived with you ALL year that passes the relationship test even if he isn't related to you by blood or marriage.
If his gross income was under $3400 he passes the income test.
Unless at least one of his parents lived with you also, he isn't a qualifying child for someone else no matter how old he is.
You would have had to provide over half of his support for the year to claim him.
There's one more thing to look at. If your relationship violates local law or ordinance (even if it's not enforced but is still on the books) you wouldn't be able to claim him. Believe it or not, some places still have laws on the books against cohabitation.
But assuming you were supporting him, and the relationship doesn't violate local law, yes you can claim him. |
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Knightly
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Yes, if he meets the following tests:
1. Can't be claimed as a dependent child on someone else's return
2. US citizen or resident
3. Not married
4. You provided more than half his support for the year
5. Lived with you the ENTIRE year
6. Made less than $3400
He would be considered a "dependent relative" (even though he's not related to you.)
One of the other responders mentioned common-law marriage. A few states still have this - check, you might already be married. Most, though, do not have common law marriages, and generally in those that do you have to present yourself to the community as married, not just engaged. |
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ninasgramma
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I assume that you live alone all year with your fiance and that he is not married.
Although he was not working, you have to find out if he had any other income. Did he have investment income, or collect unemployment for example? He must have income subject to tax of less than $3,400 for you to be able to claim him.
Next, did you provide over half of his support, or did he receive support from his own funds or from other sources? Support includes his meals, lodging, personal items, entertainment, education, and medical expenses. You must provide over half of his support in order to be able to claim him.
If you have determined that you provided over half of his support, and that he had income subject to tax of less than $3,400, then you most likely can claim him. Your tax benefit will be an additional exemption of $3,400. This exemption will reduce taxes you owe, it will not provide you with a refundable credit. Your filing status does not change. The reduction in taxes would be at most $510 if you were in the 15% bracket for example.
Be ready to have your return examined and be able to document that your fiance meets all the requirements to be your dependent. |
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engineer_pockets
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yes |
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Wayne Z
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bostonianinmo and Judy are the most correct.
The term the IRS uses for this is "Qualifying Relative". In my opinion, "relative" is a bad choice of words as anyone could qualify as long as they met all of the tests above. |
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wrkey
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You can claim dependents only if they are a blood relative under the age of 19 (or attending school) or a spouse.
Sorry... fiance' doesn't count.
He lived with you a whole year and doesn't work? Geeze... what a bum.
Good luck with this one! |
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gator_ce
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No, is for you go to the IRS website and look at the publication 1040 definition of a dependent, he fails the relative test. Also unless he has been in school the whole year, you should consider dumping him. |
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daljack -a girl
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Nope....you'll need a lot of legal forms to "legally" claim him. |
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