Claiming dependents on your taxes?

Question

Since I've been living with my fiancee since January of this year can he claim me for next years taxes? If so, what type of proof would we need? Also , I'm going to have a baby in November this year, will he be able to claim the baby as well?

Answer 1

If he provides most of your income, then he can claim you as a dependent. You can't claim yourself when you do your own taxes though, same thing goes for the baby.

Answer 2

Your financee can claim you under Qualifying Relative.

Read more about the requiements:

http://taxipay.blogspot.com/2008/03/requ...

Answer 3

See IRS publication 501.

1.  If you are unmarried, your relationship cannot violate local law.

2.  You must live with him all year.

3.  Your income must be less than $3500.

4.  He must be able to prove that he provided more than half of your support.

5. You would not qualify him for head of household or EIC, though his baby could.

Answer 4

The baby, yes he can.

He might or might not be able to claim you.  If you lived with him ALL year, didn't have over $3500 gross income for the year, he provided over half of your support, and the place you live does not have any law on the books forbidding cohabitation even if they aren't enforced any more (and several states, VA, WV, FL, MI, MS, ND, and NC do have such a law, and other local areas do also) then he can most likely claim you.  But if you moved in any time AFTER January 1, then you didn't live with him all year, so he couldn't claim you.

Answer 5

You cannot be claimed as a dependent since you are not related to your fiancee.  There are 5 tests you must pass to be claimed as a dependent. One of the tests is qualifying person which is either qualifying child or qualifying relative.

If your child is his and he provides more than half of his total support, he will be able to claim him as a dependent for this tax year, even if the baby is born November.  Basically, either one of you can claim him as a dependent but you may want to see which works out best for you. Don't forget about Earned Income Credit, if you both work and don't have high income. You may end up getting more than your fiancee if you expect a refund. I also used to work for the IRS so hope this helps.