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March 31, 2021
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Dependents and the substantial presence test

  • March 31, 2021
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My husband’s noncitizen parents lived with us all of 2020 and we completely supported them economically. Can they be claimed as dependents? They have ITIN numbers. I am utilizing the TurboTax Premier program, so as I was filling out their information as dependents it asked me if they were U.S. Citizens or legal residents. "The tab explains- The person MUST BE a U.S. citizen, resident, national, a resident of Canada or Mexico or the taxpayer's adopted child who is not a U.S. Citizen but who lived with the taxpayer for the entire year."  Would they be considered “residents”  because of the substantial presence test?

Thank you,

 

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    AmyC
    Employee
    March 31, 2021

    Probably. Please see Substantial Presence Test  to be sure.

    You may also like this short quiz, Whom May I Claim as a Dependent?

     

     

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