{"id":6754,"date":"2024-10-27T09:18:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T09:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/can-we-claim-our-granddaughter-our-taxes\/"},"modified":"2024-10-27T09:18:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T09:18:11","slug":"can-we-claim-our-granddaughter-our-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/?p=6754","title":{"rendered":"Can We Claim Our Granddaughter Our Taxes?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dear Penny,<\/span><\/p>\n

My husband and I are raising our granddaughter. We have gotten no help from her mother with food, etc. My husband is on SSI for income and I\u2019m not working at the moment. So we live off $940.00 a month. Can he file taxes for our granddaughter as supporting, as her mom has no income?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014Second-Round Parents<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dear Second-Round,<\/p>\n

Whether you can claim a grandchild as a dependent for tax purposes could be complicated, so I recommend consulting with a tax expert about the details of your situation to figure out whether this makes sense for you.<\/p>\n

With your income, you qualify for free tax prep assistance under the IRS VITA program<\/a>. Use the IRS locator tool to find VITA tax assistance in your area: irs.treasury.gov\/freetaxprep<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In most cases, the custodial parent of a child can claim the child as a dependent if they lived with the parent for more than half the year and received more than half of their support from the parent. If your granddaughter lived with and was supported by her mom or another parent for more than half of 2023, that parent could claim her for 2023 taxes (that will be filed this year).<\/p>\n

If your granddaughter lived with you and received support from you for more than half the year, however, you can likely claim her as a dependent as what the IRS calls a \u201cqualifying child.\u201d<\/p>\n

To be a qualifying child, the IRS lists these requirements<\/a>:\n<\/p>\n

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