Full question:
My daughter turned 18 in December and has married a man who has no job, lives in the same house with his father and mother and half brother and wife with one child. The father-in-law of my daughter says he going to claim my daughter as a dependent on the tax form.Can he legally do this?
- Category: Taxes
- Date:
- State: Illinois
Answer:
It is possible if the following factors are met and she is not being claimed as a dependent by anyone else:
1. must live with you all year as a member of your household2 (and your relationship must not violate local law).
2. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $3,650.
3. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.4
Please see for further details on eligibility:
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p501/ar02.html#en_US_2010_publink1000220868
This content is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Legal statutes mentioned reflect the law at the time the content was written and may no longer be current. Always verify the latest version of the law before relying on it.
