Can I claim my live-in boyfriend as a dependent if he made no money last year?
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No.  A dependent must be either a qualifying child or qualifying relative.  Here's a link to the IRS webiste FAQ's on exemptions:
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Go to IN.GOV It looks like you might if you are single with no dependents. Look under individual when you get to the web site. Then requirement to file. It tells you what the exemption amount is.
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It really depends on his situation.  If he has a payment schedule and is at least trying to honor it, you should be okay.  You should file income tax seperate though as his will go towards arrears.\n\nIf he's not at least trying to get caught up, they may garrnish his wages, but not yours.  If he's trying but is just having trouble, the courts are usually pretty cool.  I've been in this situation before, I just sent as much towards arrears as I possibly could and kept my nose clean and always contacted the courts when I was struggling with money.
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The Only way you could do that is if you and your children were physically living with whoever you were going to let claim them on thier taxes for at least 7 months out of 12 for that tax year, plus they have to be able to claim head of household because if you were working and lived with that person for the alotted time but you made more money than them, they can't do it.
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Housing Benefit is means tested and as you say you are cohabiting your income will be taken into account in full for the purposes of calculating any Housing Benefit you may be entitled to.  As you say you cannot afford to pay the rent yourself, you may still be entitled to some Housing Benefit so it is probably a good idea for your partner to claim anyway.  You may also wish to check whether your partner is entitled to Contractual Sick Pay from his employer, or failing that, he is likely to be entitled to Statutory Sick Pay.  Other sickness/disability benefits may be available depending on your partners health.  Best of luck.
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You owe them money because your tax liability was more than you paid in. It sounds like you may need to lessen your exemptions down to 1 or 0 if you can. That way, they'll take more out during the year and you should be covered on next years taxes. No, you didn't do anything wrong-this happens to people every year, especially if you live at home with parents or someone else who can claim head of household. Same thing used to happen to me every year when I lived at home. Start saving money, you have no choice but to pay it!\n\nUpdate:\nYou did live with someone else in the year that these taxes are for, so you can't claim a sole provider status, which is what I was trying to say. If you don't pay the money by the 15th, then you start getting into late fees and interest penalties, so they get more money out of you in the long wrong. Try to contact them and work something out.
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You can file an income tax return with 0 income. \nThere are credits available if you qualify.  I did a turbo tax return for a single mother friend who made less than 10k 2 years ago in california.  She received child credit and low income credit got a 1000 tax return.  even if you have 0 it is good to claim with your state and the fed so that when you have future income IRS doesn't ask.
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You should receive some type of documentation stating how much you received in alimony throughout the year. Then, unfortunately, you have to claim that money as income.
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If you were not married at the end of 2005, the answer is .. maybe.\n\nTo qualify for head of household status, you must be either unmarried or considered unmarried on the last day of the year. You are considered unmarried on the last day of the tax year if you meet ALL the following tests: \n\nYou file a separate return (defined, earlier, under Joint Return After Separate Returns). \n\nYou paid more than half the cost of keeping up your home for the tax year. \n\nYour spouse did not live in your home during the last 6 months of the tax year. Your spouse is considered to live in your home even if he or she is temporarily absent due to special circumstances. See Temporary absences, later. \n\nYour home was the main home of your child, stepchild, or eligible foster child for more than half the year. (See Home of qualifying person, later, for rules applying to a child's birth, death, or temporary absence during the year.) \n\nYou must be able to claim an exemption for the child. However, you meet this test if you cannot claim the exemption only because the noncustodial parent can claim the child using the rules described later in Children of divorced or separated parents under Qualifying Child or in Support Test for Children of Divorced or Separated Parents under Qualifying Relative. The general rules for claiming an exemption for a dependent are explained later under Exemptions for Dependents.
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I went to irs.gov and searched for dependants and was refered to Publication 501 which contains the following information.\n\nExemptions for Dependents \nYou are allowed one exemption for each person you can claim as a dependent. You can claim an exemption for a dependent even if your dependent files a return. \n\nBeginning in 2005, the term “dependent” means: \n\nA qualifying child, or\nA qualifying relative.\n\nThe terms “qualifying child” and “qualifying relative” are defined later. \n\nYou can claim an exemption for a qualifying child or qualifying relative only if these three tests are met. \n\nDependent taxpayer test.\nJoint return test.\nCitizen or resident test.\n\nTests To Be a Qualifying Child:\nThe child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them. \n\nThe child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year, (b) under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student, or (c) any age if permanently and totally disabled. \n\nThe child must have lived with you for more than half of the year. 2 \n\nThe child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year. \n\nIf the child meets the rules to be a qualifying child of more than one person, you must be the person entitled to claim the child as a qualifying child.
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I myself asked about the same questions I have been told threw other places if you lived together threw the whole year of 2005 that he can! But please check into that call a tax place and see thats what Im going do!
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The child must live with you, in the US, for more than half the year. Period, no exceptions. It is possible for the non-custodial parent to claim the exemption for the child, and some of the other child-related credits, but not the EIC. \n\nIt is possible that the mother could claim the child's exemption in order to get more money back, but your husband will have to provide her with a Form 8332 - Release to Claim Exemption. It's a simple form, stating that he is not going to claim the exemption and that she may. No calculations, just names and signatures. \nI commend you for wanting to help her out. I have no idea what your financial situation is, but would it be possible for you to loan her the money that she would have otherwise gotten with the EIC, and then recoup your money when you file? Or purchase small gifts that she can give them? I'd be careful with that kind of thing, though. You'd kind of be enabling her behavior. Perhaps going a couple years without being able to do things like that will shock her into getting off her ass and cleaning up her act. My ex-husband's mom provides him with money to do things for the kids, and he continues to act like a teenager with no responsibilities. I contend that if she would cut him off, he'd be forced to face the cold reality and start acting like a grown-up. Either that, or drift off and be a bum. No matter what, the kids know that you (and I) are always there and will be a stable place for them, and that's what's important. They may love their mother, but they will eventually know what she is. Perhaps she'll be different if she's forced to.\nHope that helps. If you need to talk, feel free to e-mail me:)
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I was in that situation for a long time. I always made more, and so claimed the child myself. Do not file jointly, unless it's going to benefit you. The child earned income credit laws have changed (so my tax guy told me yesterday.) If you're single, you can file as head of household, and get the child earned income credit...and you might also be able to claim your partner as a dependant. My husband was able to claim me as a dependant when he was still my boyfriend. Don't be afraid to ask whoever does your taxes questions, and when in doubt, call the IRS 1-800-829-1040. Good Luck! -Vickie
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Dependancy isn't age limited.... Its income limited.  I think that its 3,000 or 6,000 dollars.  If the person that you want to put as a dependant makes under that and you can prove that they lived with you for at least half the year and you provided for them, Then you can claim them regardless of their age.
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You don't have to own property to have a state tax lien. Basically what it means is he has unpaid state income taxes that are past due.  The state will put a "lien" on you which means they can take any federal tax return money you may get, or "attach" any property or income you have coming in the future until the past due taxes have been paid.  They can actually go and attach or garnish your wages until it's paid off too. Since you are his wife, they can garnish your wages too.  Employers tend to get upset with this stuff and in some states can even fire you for it.  I would contact your state tax collection people (you can look in the phone book under "(your state name)_______ State Income Tax")and find out exactly how much you owe.  Usually you can make an arrangement with them to pay it off in payments. As long as it's outstanding, you are getting hit with penalties and interest too, which can turn a relatively small amount into a HUGE debt in a very short time.   Trying to get anything on credit will be next to impossible also with that on your credit report.  The sooner you take care of it, the better!
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You can take an exemption for each of your dependents who was alive during some part of 2005. This includes a baby born in 2005 or a person who died in 2005.
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If your boyfriend has trust issues like this, how can this relationship last? That said, is he supporting you and your son? If you aren't working, then who pays the bills? If he is in fact the head of your household, and he is the breadwinner, then why not let him have the deduction. I think the issue here is whether or not your should continue in this relationship, not whether you should let him have a tax deduction.