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June 3, 2019
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My live in Girlfriend and her child live with me they moved in in June and I am the sole support for both of them can I claim her daughter as a Dependent?

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Best answer by DoninGA

No you cannot claim either the GF or her daughter on your tax return since they did not live in your home for the entire year.  To claim a non-relative under the Qualifying Relative rules they must live in your household for the whole year and meet the other requirements under the rules.

To be a Qualifying Relative -

1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld.

2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household

3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,050 (social security does not count) in 2017

4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.

5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.

6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse.

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DoninGA
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June 3, 2019

No you cannot claim either the GF or her daughter on your tax return since they did not live in your home for the entire year.  To claim a non-relative under the Qualifying Relative rules they must live in your household for the whole year and meet the other requirements under the rules.

To be a Qualifying Relative -

1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld.

2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household

3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,050 (social security does not count) in 2017

4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.

5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.

6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse.