Can boyfriend claim my 3 kids as dependents if he supports them? SAHM with no income
Been a stay at home mom for 1.5 years with no income. My boyfriend and I live together, we have one child together and he's been raising my other 2 kids since they were babies. I usually claim them on taxes but since I didn't work this year, can he claim all 3 kids? He provides most of the financial support for our household.
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Seraphina Delan
This depends on several factors. For non-biological children, your boyfriend must meet the qualifying relative test. The children must have lived with him for the entire year, he must provide more than half their support, and they can't have earned more than $4,400. For your shared biological child, he can claim them if they lived with him for more than half the year and he provided more than half their support. Just living together doesn't automatically qualify him - documentation of financial support is crucial.
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Niko Ramsey
•Thank u! So if he pays all the bills and buys everything they need that would count as support right?
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Seraphina Delan
•Yes, but keep records! Housing costs, food, clothing, medical expenses, education - document everything. The IRS might ask for proof.
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Jabari-Jo
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Kristin Frank
•How accurate is it? Been struggling with dependent questions myself 🤔
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Jabari-Jo
•Super accurate! It looks at all the IRS rules and your specific situation. Saved me from making a huge mistake on my return 💯
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Micah Trail
careful with this! my friend tried claiming her bfs kids and got audited big time
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Nia Watson
•fr fr the IRS don't play with dependent claims 🤡
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Alberto Souchard
Does the biological father of the older 2 kids claim them on his taxes? That could be an issue
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Katherine Shultz
Make sure u have proof he pays for everything! receipts bills everything
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Marcus Marsh
•yep documentation is key! learned that the hard way lol
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Hailey O'Leary
ngl this is kinda risky. the irs looks really close at non-parent claims especially with eic involved
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Cedric Chung
•facts 💯 they been cracking down on this stuff lately
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