Can I claim my son's brother, who lives with us, as a dependant on my taxes?

My understanding is in order to claim a dependant they must be a relative. I am wondering if my sons brother is considered a relative and what are the IRS's definition of relative? He is my fiancé's son but also our son's half brother....does that make sense?

Asked by Rhonda_R 7 months ago Similar questions: claim son's brother lives dependant taxes Business > Taxes.

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Good point, we will have to explain to him that he is a dependant and cannot claim himself. If I cant claim him then his father will, thanks for your contribution! Rhonda_R 7 months ago .

You can claim a dependent if the person meets one of two criteria. The person has to be a qualifying child or a qualifying relative. The qualifying child rule always comes first.To be claimed as a qualifying child, the person has to meet four criteria:1.

The person must be your child, adopted child, foster child, brother or sister or a descendant of one of these, (grandchild or nephew. )2. The person has to have lived with you for more than half a year.3.

The person must be under age 19 at the end of the year or under the age of 24 and be a full time student for at least five months out of the year or any age and permanently disabled.4. You had to provide for more than half of the person's support. taxes.about.com/od/dependents/a/Dependen... is the list of qualifying relatives:•son or daughter, grandson or granddaughter, great grandson or great granddaughter, stepson or stepdaughter, or adopted child, •brother or sister, •half-brother or half-sister, •step-brother or step-sister, •mother or father, grandparent, great-grandparent, •stepmother or stepfather, •nephew or niece, •aunt or uncle, •son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, father-in-law, or mother-in-law, or •foster child who was placed in your custody by court order or by an authorized government agency.

The above do not have to live with you. This can get very tricky. You would need to check with an accountant or the IRS and explain your specific situation and see which rule applies.

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I am separated from my husband. I receive SSI, can my daughter claim me (her mom) and brother on her income taxes?

Can I claim my child if I got no fedaral taxes withheld from my paycheck.

My father is disabled and lives with me. He receives SSI and alimony from his 2nd wife. Can I claim him as a dependant.

My understanding is in order to claim a dependant they must be a relative. I am wondering if my sons brother is considered a relative and what are the IRS's definition of relative? He is my fiancé's son but also our son's half brother....does that make sense?

Asked by Rhonda_R 11 months ago Similar Questions: claim son's brother lives dependant taxes Recent Questions About: claim son's brother lives dependant taxes Business > Taxes.

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You need to ask an accountant or at least a tax preparer about this. But my understanding is that, if you provide more than half of the support for the individual, you can consider them a dependent. Of course, the brother could not be filing taxes and claiming himself as an exemption at the same time.

Good point, we will have to explain to him that he is a dependant and cannot claim himself. If I cant claim him then his father will, thanks for your contribution! Rhonda_R 11 months ago .

You can claim a dependent if the person meets one of two criteria. The person has to be a qualifying child or a qualifying relative. The qualifying child rule always comes first.

To be claimed as a qualifying child, the person has to meet four criteria:1. The person must be your child, adopted child, foster child, brother or sister or a descendant of one of these, (grandchild or nephew. )2.

The person has to have lived with you for more than half a year.3. The person must be under age 19 at the end of the year or under the age of 24 and be a full time student for at least five months out of the year or any age and permanently disabled.4. You had to provide for more than half of the person's support.

taxes.about.com/od/dependents/a/Dependen... is the list of qualifying relatives:•son or daughter, grandson or granddaughter, great grandson or great granddaughter, stepson or stepdaughter, or adopted child, •brother or sister, •half-brother or half-sister, •step-brother or step-sister, •mother or father, grandparent, great-grandparent, •stepmother or stepfather, •nephew or niece, •aunt or uncle, •son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, father-in-law, or mother-in-law, or •foster child who was placed in your custody by court order or by an authorized government agency. The above do not have to live with you. This can get very tricky.

You would need to check with an accountant or the IRS and explain your specific situation and see which rule applies. Htm.

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Can my boyfriend who is the only provider in our house claim me and my daughter on his taxes.

Mom of 79 lives with me. Can I claim her on my taxes even though she receives a SS check?

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