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June 7, 2019
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Will the IRS audit me if i claim my nephew and my income in 2016 was only $4200?

  • June 7, 2019
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will the IRS audit me if i claim my nephew and my income in 2016 was only $4200? or can i claim my nephew even though my income in 2016 was only $4200?


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    Employee
    June 7, 2019

    Probably not, but if your only income in 2016 was W-2 wages, you are well below your filing threshold, and you will not be able to benefit from a dependent exemption.

    In other words at your income level, your result will be exactly the same whether you claim your nephew or not.