i have a 16 year old living with my familyhes been here since last july can i claim him on my taxes?
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If you have supported this person for more than 6 months of the year than I think you can but if he&#92;she works and if filing their own taxes no.
687464
Yes you can, but it is a big pain! You will have to fill out lots of paperwork. Contact your (his?) county sherrif.
163683
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!
35403
If you are still living together you will have to file MFS (married filing seperately).  There are no tax advantages to doing it this way unless he owes back taxes, child support, or cheats on his taxes.  I would suggest keeping on your husband and filing together.  You cannot file single since you are married.  \n\nYou could file HOH if you have been seperated for more than six months and are caring 50 % or more for the children.
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If it is not in your custody order, you get to claim him.  If you read the tax laws, the parent that the child lives with more gets to claim the child.\n\nSometimes in it ordered in divorce or custody papers that the parents will share the exemptions if there is more than one child, or alternate years, but if this has not been put on paper, you have the right under federal law to claim the child.\n\nMy dial up is too slow to download the .pdf file, but click the link below and you can flip to the part that talks about the child tax credit.  It goes into how to handle the credit if there are two seperate parents involved.  But I can tell you from experience, the simple answer is that you get to claim the child.
291541
For at least six months out of the year, with you contributing the majority of support.  It does not have to be a relative either, anyone living in your home qualifies.
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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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You will probably hear from the IRS when you submit your income taxes.  Make sure you have documentation for your support of the child you are claiming on your taxes.
696635
Does he actually own the home and owe nothing on it? That's pretty unusual.  Even if he does, he still needs to pay taxes and utilities.  Of course you have to contribute.  However, you have only known him a few weeks, so if it were me, I would stay put.
282377
Real Estate is the hardest thing in the world.  I will need more information from you.  First off was this real estate rented?  If not you can simply claim it on your 1040 Schedule A.  If it was rented then you have to claim it on your Scedule E (Income from Rental Property).   If you are trying to claim this on your State taxes I will need to know what state you are currently residing in to find out if you can claim it or not.\n\nMonteverde2\nUS Army Tax Preparer
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First of all, if it is only you, you can not claim Head-of-Household.\n\nMost deductions available to the average taxpayer are at the bottom of page one of the 1040 and on Schedule A.\n\nWithout knowing more about your situation, if you claimed three all year and do not own a house, you are going to owe.
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It's due in part to how he filled in his W4.  It's also due to the fact that Circular E was not updated for the new tax law passed this year that taxes kids under age 18 at their parents' rates.\n\nHis tax rate is the same as his parents on income over $700.  That means it's likely he may owe at the end of the year.  \n\nMake sure he files a revised Form W4 showing "single" and zero exemptions.  If his income will exceed $700, he should also arrange for an additional amount per week equal to whatever his parents' top tax rate is.  And he'll need to have his parents prepare his return, since it's unlikely they'll want to show their numbers to him.\n\nYou can fight this law!  Write, call, or email your congressperson to complain about the unfairness of this law.
462439
well on most forms, do whatever you like, but if you have kids, make sure on your tax forms you claim head of household if you can (makes a huge financial difference)
128373
as long as you provided over half of his support and he didnt make to much money than you can claim him. the not over 18 unless a full time student than it is up to 24 years of age rule  (the quy above me was talking about) is only applied to the earned income credit. a dependent can be eny age its just that the child credits go by age. i do taxes.
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Please verify with your state, but here in California, he owes it until it is paid. Your Mom is the payee, so you as the child can't get it, but she doesn't need to pay for an attorney. Have her get in touch with the Family Services department of your local court house and they should have free instructions on how to file a claim, maybe even offer a free class to walk her through it. Based on his income it may be a stupid small amount, just a few bucks a month, or they may seize his assets and she'll get a big chunk all at once. The good thing is they can seize his income tax returns and charge him interest. It's definately worth looking into. Good for your Mom for being such a trooper and taking care of you by herself!
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I'm home too. Safe and snug with hubby, son and all of our critters. Thanks for the response to the tax withholding question. Can you reccomend any web sites where I could research the actual law?
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The IRS can't tell you because they're bound by the Privacy Act.  \n\nIf you're entitled to claim yourself and your children, file your own tax return, claim yourself and the kids, and then both you and the other person will be contacted by the IRS.  The IRS will make the decision as to who is entitled to claim you and the kids.