Christian Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 A long time client now seventy years of age, single, and in my judgement weak of mind has taken in his unemployed much younger girlfriend as a resident in his home. She has lived with him over six months this year so in picking up his extended return today asked if he could claim her on his 2023 return. I see no problem so long as she has no income which exceeds the dependent allowance which the last time i looked was around $4,700 or so but likely more now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby Normal Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 Six months won't do it, it has to be all year, from what I'm reading. https://www.irs.gov/publications/p501#en_US_2022_publink1000220954 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted October 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 Well I stand corrected. She will likely book before yearend anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corduroy Frog Posted October 17, 2023 Report Share Posted October 17, 2023 Just now, Corduroy Frog said: Local Law should be a factor. Married & Joint is allowed in states that have such a law permitting "common-law". It is my understanding that this cannot be allowed unless local law permits it. For example, Tennessee has no provision whatsoever for common-law co-habitation. Georgia forces common law definition with co-habitation with less than a week. I understand the question is about dependency and not marital status, but I thought the above was relevant anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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