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Posted by gtd068a on February 21, 2008, 5:05 pm
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> "gtd068a" wrote:
> > So in order for me to claim my mother as dependent (assuming we meet
> > the criteria that I provided more than 50% support and she made less
> > than $3,500), my father would have to file a tax return as "married
> > filing seperatly." In addition, the fact that he does not owe any
> > taxes and getting about 80% of the taxes he paid last year back
> > satisfies the conditon that he has no tax liability?
>
> You're getting confused because you're looking at a refund as not paying
> taxes. Focus instead on the fact that the refund is your father's money
> that the gummint's had its mitts on during the year. If they don't give
> back every penny he paid in, he's paying taxes.
>
> If your parents file a joint return AND if they filed separately at least
> one of them would have some tax liability, no matter how that liability is
> paid, then they both fail the joint return test for dependency. This
> appears to be the case for your parents.
>
> > In the case
> > that my father files as "married filing sepertly", my mother would
> > still have to file a tax return even though she made no money and she
> > is being claimed as dependent on some one else's tax return??
>
> No. She has no filing requirement, and there's no reason for her to file.
>
> --
> Phil Marti
> Clarksburg, MD
>
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It's all clear now. Thank you so much for all your help.
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