bostonianinmo
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Generally no. A taxpayer who files a joint return with their spouse cannot be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer, with ONE exception. The only time you can claim her as a dependent now that she is married is if she and her husband would have had zero tax liability each if they filed separate returns and the only reason that they filed a joint return was to claim a refund of taxes withheld. That's an extremely unusual circumstance but is the ONLY way you can claim her as a dependent now. It does NOT matter how much of her support you provided through the year, as soon as she said, "I do!" your exemption evaporated. |
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Bill
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You cannot claim a married person who files a joint return as a dependent unless that joint return is only a claim for refund and there would be no tax liability for either spouse on separate returns.
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch03.html |
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Wayne Z
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Debi C is correct.
In most cases, she ceased being your dependent the second that she said "I do".
The one exception is if SHE chooses to file separately from her husband and her income is so low that she would get everything back anyway. |
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teaser0311
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Go to http://www.irs.gov for the answer to your question.
It's such a very bad idea to request tax advice from the likes of the folks on this site, the majority of which appear to be teenagers. |
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Judy1
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If she files a joint return with her husband, almost certainly NOT. But if she doesn't file a joint return, and she meets the other requirements for you to claim her (lived with you over half the year, didn't provide over half of her own support, meets age requirements) then yes you can.
Almost all of the answers above are wrong, by the way - a few are correct. |
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Big Will
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no |
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sarah_sunshine_73
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It is up to her, not you. If she wants to let you do that she can. If she files taxes and claims herself, no, you can't claim her.
If she's old enough to get married, why are you still claiming her as an exemption? She should be working and claiming herself. |
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maddy2x
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It's best to check with the IRS and your state and local tax agencies. It may depend on when she stopped being your dependent. |
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cherufus
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yes you can as long as she lived with you and you paid for her expenses,i.e., food, lodging, college , for at least 6 months...and she does not claim herself. |
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curmudgeon
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sure. |
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gomanyes562
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If you provided her with more than half of her support for the calendar year, then yes. |
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ashlee91977
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I beleive the rule is that you can claim her as long as you provided finaically for her more than 50% monetarily and also for at least 6 months out of the year. Also if you claim her then her husband will not be able to claim her as a dependant. |
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Ari R
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Yes |
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joyceeleann
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depends on where you live and how long of the year she was married. ask your tax person for exact answer or go to IRS.gov |
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Nothingusefullearnedinschool
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No, unless she and her husband is declared a minor; other conditions must prevail. |
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rofe
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With her and her husbands permission if you provided over 50% of her support, and with todays cost of weddings that should be a cinch. |
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Meg
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Yes, you can pro-rate it. |
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