Ok, having trouble finding this. My son lives with a girl with a two year old. My son provided over half of the child's support and the child lived with both him and his girlfriend for 8 months of 2015. I'm thinking the girlfriend can claim the earned income credit for the child and my son can claim the dependency exemption for him. Is that correct?
Earned income credit and no dependancy exemption
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For starters, TTB 3-14 (in either 2014 or 2015 edition) has a similar example, plus great chart TTB 3-13.
Probably more facts needed, but your post seems to imply your son isn't the father, and if not, the child isn't his QR under the facts given. -
You really need to review ยง152 of the IRC. You clearly don't understand the issue of support for a qualifying child.Comment
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in the taxbook tab 3-13 it has any other person listed also under qualifying relative rules and under that he would qualify. I saw the chart you are referring to, but don't quite understand the mom getting the dependency exemption if she provided less than 1/2 of the support. However, upon further research I'm thinking that's correct?????Comment
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TTB should be able to provide the explanation you need.Last edited by BP.; 01-04-2016, 11:58 AM.Comment
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Furthermore, child is not a qualifying relative, so would have had to live w/ him for the entire year, not 8 months.Comment
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in the taxbook tab 3-13 it has any other person listed also under qualifying relative rules and under that he would qualify. I saw the chart you are referring to, but don't quite understand the mom getting the dependency exemption if she provided less than 1/2 of the support. However, upon further research I'm thinking that's correct?????Believe nothing you have not personally researched and verified.Comment
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