Judy1
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He might be able to. If you lived together ALL year, and your gross income was under $3500, and he provided over half of your total support, and nobody else can claim you, then he can IF your relationship isn't illegal under state or local law. Believe it or not, there are several states, and some additional municipalities, where cohabitation by unmarried adults is illegal - if the law is still on the books, he can't claim you even though the law is no longer enforced.
As usual with this question, you have a ton of answers from people who don't know what they are talking about but feel obliged to answer anyway. There is no such filing status as single filing jointly. And filing as head of household requires that you are providing over half the cost of maintaining the household, a pretty tough thing for a stay at home mom to prove, not to mention that if you don't have earned income, you can't get EIC. And in many states, common law marriage doesn't even exist, and in those where it does, it takes more than just living together. |
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AB
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He can claim you and your child as his dependants as long as you make less than $3,400 during the year and live with him all year long. You are considered a qualifying relative even though you are not officially a relative. |
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he can |
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curious george
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Judy is right - forget the rest of the answers. If you want to get all the details, here is a link http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf |
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mymary1225
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If he supports you for over 6 mos out of the year, than yes he can claim you as a dependent. If you are ever questions, you can also claim common law marriage. 9 times out of ten they do no question you on this. To make sure though, go through TaxAct.com and do your taxes. It's cheaper and just as fast as HR Block. Anytime you use a tax program, your chances of being audited are slim. |
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travelguruette
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If you are married you are not a dependent you file jointly.
Qualifying Relative
There are four tests that must be met for a person to be your qualifying relative. The four tests are:
Not a qualifying child test,
Member of household or relationship test,
Gross income test, and
Support test.
Age. Unlike a qualifying child, a qualifying relative can be any age. There is no age test for a qualifying relative.
Member of Household or Relationship Test
To meet this test, a person must :
Live with you all year as a member of your household,
Gross Income Test
To meet this test, a person's gross income for the year must be less than $3,400.
Support Test (To Be a Qualifying Relative)
To meet this test, you generally must provide more than half of a person's total support during the calendar year. However, if two or more persons provide support, but no one person provides more than half of a person's total support, see Multiple Support Agreement, later.
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Quack Quack
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He can try to claim you as a dependent. But you have to check the box on your return that asks if "Anyone can claim you as a dependent'. The IRS will catch this & both of you could get in trouble from the IRS. If he tries to and you don't want him to. You can only file jointly if married. |
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nclmbrt
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yes he can being that you do depend on him for for support but under certain circumstances it would be best for him to tax to a tax Representative for find out the stipulations |
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gdboyer119
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he can claim head of house hold but can not claim you as married. if he does not supply 1/2 of your or your child's support he cant claim either of you. if he does then he can |
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RITCHIE NUT HOUSE
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SURE CAN, SINGLE FILING JOINTLY
YOU CAN STILL GET THE EARNED INCOME CREDIT IF YOU QUALIFY... I FILED THAT WAY FOR A FEW YEARS BEFORE I WAS MARRIED....TOTALY LEGAL
I DONT DO MY OWN TAXES AND AND THERE IS NO PROBLEMS ..... SINGLE FILEING JOINTLY sooo... why all the thumbs down? |
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John&Kori G
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I beleive a dependent is defined as: legally married spouse, biological child, or a child that has been legally adopted by yourself. I'm pretty sure that's what I read when I recently applied for Food Stamp assistance. |
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The E
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Yes he probably can. It depends on the state you live in. Every state is different. In some states he can't if you are in college or over the age of 18. In other states he can if you live with him and he is the only source of income. Call any H&R Block or tax represenitive to be sure. |
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nicoicon
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Thats a really good way to get audited!!! |
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Super Mom!
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No he cannot. That would be tax fraud. |
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where is everybody?
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yes he can claim you as a dependent if her took care of you. however, it would have been better if you claimed your daughter and yourself as head of household. that way you would have EIC that could have been thousands of dollars. i did taxes for a living. i know what i'm talking about. lol
chances are most people who answer differently (thumbs down) aren't aware of the tax laws anyway and are just guessing. live's a learning experence, challeng it. peace |
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Bosco A
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No you can only claim children as dependants or young adults still in school. |
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