TurboTax will ask you simple, plain - English questions about your family and will determine for you who
qualifies as a dependent on your tax return, so you can be sure you're getting the biggest refund you deserve.
Exemptions for dependents You can continue to claim your child
as a dependent on your tax return if he or she lived with you for a longer period of time during the year than with your ex-spouse.
However, if somebody else can list
you as a dependent on their tax return, you are not permitted to claim a personal exemption for yourself.
However, by the IRS rules, only one parent may claim a child
as a dependent on a tax return, and divorced couples can't file «married, joint» returns.
I'm trying to weigh the cost of not claiming
him as a dependent on my tax return against this potential upside — but I want to be sure the upside is real first.
Once your parents claim
you as a dependent on their tax return, your parents will also claim all scholarships, grants, tuition payments, and your 1098 - T on their tax return.
If someone is your Qualifying Child, then you can claim
them as a dependent on your tax return.
However, if somebody else can list
you as a dependent on their tax return, you are not permitted to claim a personal exemption for yourself.
If you become financially responsible for your parents, you may be able to claim them, as well as your children,
as dependents on your tax returns.
A reference to the Social Security cards needed by any child you claim
as a dependent on your tax return.
If account holders can't claim a child
as a dependent on their tax returns, then they can't spend HSA dollars on services provided to that child.