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income tax question
Posted on 12/8/13 at 2:23 am
Posted on 12/8/13 at 2:23 am
My bro is a full time college student who lives with me and I pay all bills and such ( he is 22 ) could I claim him as a dependent on my income tax? He dosnet work ( my choice ) and has lived with me since febuary? Thanks in advance
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Posted on 12/8/13 at 3:24 am to Icceytiger
No one else can be claiming him. And are you paying for more than half of his stuff? Tuition, food/groceries, gas, etc?
Posted on 12/8/13 at 7:50 am to Icceytiger
LINK
Only issues you might have are the full year of residence. Did he gross over 3900?
Assuming he's your brother from the same parent, it shouldn't matter if he was living with you for an entire year.
Only issues you might have are the full year of residence. Did he gross over 3900?
Assuming he's your brother from the same parent, it shouldn't matter if he was living with you for an entire year.
This post was edited on 12/8/13 at 11:49 am
Posted on 12/8/13 at 1:15 pm to Jcorye1
quote:If it's his brother and he lived with him for more than half the year and supported him over 50%, it doesn't matter how much the brother made.
Did he gross over 3900?
Posted on 12/8/13 at 2:51 pm to Gmorgan4982
I could be reading it wrong, but it says a qualifying family member must pass all 4 of the tests, and one of those tests is the Gross Income Test.
Posted on 12/8/13 at 6:55 pm to Gmorgan4982
quote:
If it's his brother and he lived with him for more than half the year and supported him over 50%, it doesn't matter how much the brother made.
This is incorrect.
Posted on 12/8/13 at 7:28 pm to Volvagia
Everyone always cares about income taxes, not excise 
Posted on 12/8/13 at 8:04 pm to Volvagia
quote:How is it incorrect? He passes all 5 tests to be a QC. 1. It's his brother, 2. under age 24 and full-time student, 3. lived with him for over half the year, 4. brother did not provide over half his own support, and 5. brother is not filing a joint return.
This is incorrect.
I guess he would fail the age test if his brother was older than he was.
This post was edited on 12/8/13 at 8:06 pm
Posted on 12/8/13 at 8:59 pm to Gmorgan4982
The statement that it doesn't matter how much they make is incorrect.
More than 3900 income by the brother means he can't be claimed.
More than 3900 income by the brother means he can't be claimed.
Posted on 12/8/13 at 9:09 pm to Volvagia
quote:He can still be claimed as a qualifying child as long as he doesn't support himself over 50%. As far as the QC test goes, the $3900 threshold does not apply.
More than 3900 income by the brother means he can't be claimed.
ETA: LINK
This post was edited on 12/8/13 at 9:10 pm
Posted on 12/8/13 at 9:56 pm to Gmorgan4982
I stand corrected. Was taking the child part of QC literally, as in your child.
This post was edited on 12/8/13 at 10:15 pm
Posted on 12/8/13 at 10:22 pm to Volvagia
Yeah. We all know the IRS wouldn't make anything confusing. 
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