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Question about dependents & unemployement

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February 3, 2022
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My girlfriend did not work last year, but received unemployment benefits for part of the year. She was a full time student during 2021 and I paid all of the household expenses. I would like to claim her as a dependent but the unemployment amount is $13000. I read somewhere that you don't count $10, 200 if your AGI is less than $150,000 (as of 2020). Is this correct and can I still claim her?

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DoninGA

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For tax year 2021 all unemployment compensation is taxable income. If she had unemployment compensation in 2021 of $4,300 or more then you cannot claim her as a dependent on your tax return.

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xmasbaby0

Employee

No. You cannot claim your GF. She had income over $4300 so she cannot be claimed as anyone else's dependent. All of that unemployment counts whether it was taxed or not. The only income that would not "count" toward the $4300 limit would be Social Security. GF files her own tax return and says she cannot be claimed.

And by the way, that exclusion of $10,200 from federal tax was only for 2020--not for 2021. For 2021 all of the unemployment is taxable on a federal return and possibly on a state return.

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Vanessa A

No, this is not still correct and no you cannot claim her. The $10,200 Unemployment exclusion was for tax purposes only and only for 2020. In order to claim her, her income would have to be less than $4,300. Unemployment is counted fully.

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