Discussion:CHILD OVER 19 LIVING WITH MOM
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MRBARRYTAX (talk|edits) said: | 18 February 2008 |
| CHILD OVER 19 HAS BEEN LIVING WITH MOM. CHILD HAS NO INCOME. PREVIOUS ACCOUNTANT HAS FILED MOM SINGLE, WITH NO DEPENDENTS. CAN I AMEND LAST THREE YEARS, CLAIMING CHILD AS DEPENDENT, AND FILING MOM AS HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD STATUS? | |
TaxNovice 1 (talk|edits) said: | 18 February 2008 |
| Yes you can, 2003 to present | |
TheTinCook (talk|edits) said: | 18 February 2008 |
| cough2004cough | |
| February 18, 2008 | |
| MrBarryTax,
Could you please learn to use the shift key....typing in all caps is the equivalent of SHOUTING. Thanks | |
| 18 February 2008 | |
| You can claim the child as a dependent but I do not think you can use HOH status in any year the child is 19 as of the last day of the year, and not a student. | |
Death&Taxes (talk|edits) said: | 18 February 2008 |
| I think HOH works under Sec. 2(b)(1)(A)(ii). It doesn't work when he is a QR, but not related, that is only a member of the household. | |
| 18 February 2008 | |
| But wouldn't his age disqualify him as a qualifying child? | |
Death&Taxes (talk|edits) said: | 18 February 2008 |
| What they changed was the idea that a person like my father, who owned his house and was 85 the year before death, could claim HOH just because my sister lived there, though she has a disability pension over the amount that disqualifed her as an exemption. Funny but I have lost three cheapo clients because of that change. I suspect they are not filing! | |
Mrbarrytax (talk|edits) said: | 18 February 2008 |
| I have two specific questions: (1) Can child be claimed as a dependent for last three years, although over 19 in each of these years (2) Can mom claim HOH status. thanks
(no CAPS this time) | |
Death&Taxes (talk|edits) said: | 18 February 2008 |
THANKS!  The answers are there: yes to the dependency, and I believe yes to the HOH, but read the code. I'd say read a publication but last year they were wrong on certain dependency issues. You can check Publication 17
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TaxNovice 1 (talk|edits) said: | 19 February 2008 |
| Pub 17 read: Head of Household:1, You are unmarried or "considered unmarried on the last day of the year. 2, You paid more the half the cost of keepig up a home for the year. 3, A "qualifying person" lived with you in the home for more then half the year(except for temporary absences, such as school).
So, with the information provided mom can be file as HOH. | |
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