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April 9, 2022
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"Dependent"

  • April 9, 2022
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"Dependent" appears to be defined by making less than $4300 but elsewhere that I provide more than half of their support.  Their making $4400 a year is clearly not providing half of support, but seems to violate the first definition.  I'm not understanding the apparently nonsensical $4300 limit.  If I provide >1/2 of support, is that not therefore a functional definition of "dependent"? 

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    VolvoGirl
    Employee
    April 9, 2022

    Yeah 4300 is pretty low but that's the rule.  You have to meet all the qualifications.

     

    See IRS 501 chart page 11

    https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf