Me=canadian citizen&US permanent tresident. Can my canadian parent and us parent claim me for same tax year?

Question

i had initially asked this:

i want to know if, as a canadian citizen, and us perm. resident, I can be claimed as dependent for the same tax year in two separate countries ( us & canada) by each parent. one parent resides in the us, while the other in canada.

--i guess the real question is this:

will the canadian or us government be aware that i was claimed in another country? ie will there be a conflict if i was; my parents have been doing this for 2 years now, and thus far neither government has seemed to be concerned (or simply has not yet noticed/ taken action).

please answer if you have definite answers, and not merely speculation. assume that i meet dependency requirements in both countries.

thanks much!

Answer 1

The answer would be definite "NO"

In the US, To be claimed as a qualifying child, the person must meet four criteria:

Relationship — the person must be your child, step child, adopted child, foster child, brother or sister, or a descendant of one of these (for example, a grandchild or nephew).

Residence — for more than half the year, the person must have the same residence as you do.

Age — the person must be

under age 19 at the end of the year, or

under age 24 and a be a full-time student for at least five months out of the year, or

any age and totally and permanently disabled.

Support — the person did not provide more than half of his or her own support during the year.

In Canada To be claimed as a qualifying child, the person must meet the following criteria:

You may be able to claim this amount if, at any time in the year, you met all of the following conditions at once:

you did not have a spouse or common-law partner or, if you did, you were not living with, supporting, or being supported by that person;

you supported a dependant in 2007; and

you lived with the dependant (in most cases in Canada) in a home that you maintained. You cannot claim this amount for a person who was only visiting you.

In addition, at the time you met the above conditions, the dependant also must have been either:

your parent or grandparent by blood, marriage,

common-law partnership, or adoption; or

your child, grandchild, brother, or sister by blood, marriage,

common-law partnership, or adoption and either under 18, or mentally or physically infirm.

Now will your parents get caught,,, maybe not unless they get audited and the auditor is able to put 2 and 2 together. Now if that happens I'm sure one or even both of the Countries are going to want some money back.