Have a client with an income of roughly $100k and has 2 kids with his live-in girlfriend. She had an income under $2k. From what I can see in the regs, he should be able to take her as a dependent, even though she is the mother of the children. Is there something I am missing? Note she meets the criteria belowIs not a “qualifying child” of a taxpayer. The IRS has specific qualifying child rules based on relationship, age, residency, and joint returnEarned less than $4,400 in taxable income in 2022Did not provide their own support. You must provide more than half of their total support for the yearLived with you all year as a member of your householdThanks!

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April 5, 2023
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Have a client with an income of roughly $100k and has 2 kids with his live-in girlfriend. She had an income under $2k. From what I can see in the regs, he should be able to take her as a dependent, even though she is the mother of the children. Is there something I am missing? Note she meets the criteria below

Is not a “qualifying child” of a taxpayer. The IRS has specific qualifying child rules based on relationship, age, residency, and joint return
Earned less than $4,400 in taxable income in 2022
Did not provide their own support. You must provide more than half of their total support for the year
Lived with you all year as a member of your household

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Best answer by Just-Lisa-Now-

Yes, a girlfriend can be a dependent if she meets the qualifications, which it sounds like she does.

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Norman2001

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Don't dependents have to be either a qualifying child or a qualifying relative?

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Yes, a girlfriend can be a dependent if she meets the qualifications, which it sounds like she does.

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tsorensen

Level 3

I am having this same issue. I have entered the girlfriend as a dependent but the system is not giving the $500 other credit for her.

did you figure it out?

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TaxGuyBill

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@tsorensen wrote:

I am having this same issue. I have entered the girlfriend as a dependent but the system is not giving the $500 other credit for her.

Does the taxpayer have any income tax on Line 18 of the 1040?

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tsorensen

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Yes, 898

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