Dot Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 New client came in and wanted to file return to get EIC. She, her daughter and baby's father all lived together all year. Boyfriend has already filed his own return and I will be amending it so that he claims daughter and takes the EIC. My question concerns the mom. She has less than $2000 of income. Does she get to take her own exemption? Or is it more properly taken on boyfriend's return? Obviously, it goes to waste on her return and does not aid the boyfriend much either. If mom can take the exemption it would mean she is eligible for MN rent credit but is she entitled to do so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacun Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 Waste has nothing to do with taxes. If no one has the right claim the exemption, no one does regardless of waste. If the father lived with the mother the whole year and provided more than 50% of his girlfriend support in 2016, then he can claim her. If not he can claim his daughter only. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Posted March 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Of course you are right about that. I should have set this aside for a time when I no longer felt like I was walking on a floor made of marshmallows. Anyone else counting the days to April 18? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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