Claming Dependents on Tax Returns?

may or may not able claim you. can claim unrelated person dependent under qualifying relative rule if of following conditions met:

1. person citizen or resident of us, canada or mexico.

2. person not qualifying child of taxpayer.

3. person not file joint return taxpayer.

4. person lived in home entire tax year.

5. person had less personal exemption amount ($3,650 2009 & 2010) in gross income (excluding non-taxable social security) entire year. gross income includes income sources before deductions whatsoever, including normal business expense deductions.

6. person received more 50% of total support entire year.

7. there no state law or local law or ordinance prohibits cohabitation. such law or ordinance, if unenforced, kills exemption. mississippi, virginia, west virginia, florida, north dakota , michigan still have laws prohibit cohabitation number of cities, towns , counties throughout country.

son, if son fiance's son , lived in home more half of year, or since birth if born in last half of 2009, can claim child long child did not provide more half of own support. he'd claim child under qualifying child rule in case.

if son not fiance's son, qualifying relative rules apply child well. (note prohibition on cohabitation might bar fiance claiming not affect claiming child.)

see irs pub 501 http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf more information.

my fiancee son , live together. fiancee provides 80% of support son , me. can claim me , son dependents on 2009 tax refund?

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