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Okay can my son father claim me on his taxes for I'm on SSI an we do live together have been for seven years..... Our son is only 3

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June 3, 2019
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So if I was working part time as that all I'm allowed to work well on SSI then my son father even thou were not married would be allowed to claim me an get the credits then

Best answer by macuser_22

If your gross taxable income was less than $4,050 (not counting non-taxable income such as SSI or Social Security) then you can probably be a dependent.

---Tests to be a Qualifying Relative (& Unrelated Persons)---
(Must meet ALL of these tests to be a dependent)

1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer.

2. The person either must be related to you, or must live with you all year (all 365 days - There are exceptions for temporary absences such as school, illness, business, vacation, military service) as a member of your household.

3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,050 (tax-exempt income, such as certain social security benefits, is not included in gross income)

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

5. The person is not filing a joint return.

In any case, the person must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. resident alien, U.S. national, or a resident of Canada or Mexico

The above is simplified; see IRS Publication 17, for full information.
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch03.html#en_US_2016_publink1000170933

** Worksheet for determining support
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17#en_US_2017_publink1000171012

DoninGA

Employee

You cannot be claimed as his dependent if you did not live in his house for the entire year since you are not related.

macuser_22

Employee

The OP said they have lived together for seven years.

**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**

macuser_22Answer

Employee

If your gross taxable income was less than $4,050 (not counting non-taxable income such as SSI or Social Security) then you can probably be a dependent.

---Tests to be a Qualifying Relative (& Unrelated Persons)---
(Must meet ALL of these tests to be a dependent)

1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer.

2. The person either must be related to you, or must live with you all year (all 365 days - There are exceptions for temporary absences such as school, illness, business, vacation, military service) as a member of your household.

3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,050 (tax-exempt income, such as certain social security benefits, is not included in gross income)

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

5. The person is not filing a joint return.

In any case, the person must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. resident alien, U.S. national, or a resident of Canada or Mexico

The above is simplified; see IRS Publication 17, for full information.
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch03.html#en_US_2016_publink1000170933

** Worksheet for determining support
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17#en_US_2017_publink1000171012

**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**

Hal_Al

Employee

Although SSI and SSDI are not counted as income for the dependent income test (#3), that money does count as support not provided by the taxpayer for the support test #4).