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    Can you claim a dependent but she is married filing separately?

    Can a parent claim her daughter who is married filing separately but she is filing just to get a refund. She went to school for 5 months and made $8500 at a job. She got married in 2021. Her spouse was in the USA just 3 months during 2021 and is on a Visa here but he has a SS#. Is this okay. I know you can claim a depenent who is married filing joint if he or she is just filing to get a refund but I never see anything on married filing separately just to get a refund.

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    A person filing a MFS does not affect the ability for somebody to claim her as a dependent. So if she qualifies as a dependent, yes, the parent can claim her.

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      Originally posted by TaxGuyBill View Post
      A person filing a MFS does not affect the ability for somebody to claim her as a dependent. So if she qualifies as a dependent, yes, the parent can claim her.
      It would appear "silence is golden" reading IRC 152

      (2) Married dependents

      An individual shall not be treated as a dependent of a taxpayer under subsection (a) if such individual has made a joint return with the individual's spouse under section 6013 for the taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins.

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