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Posted by Billy on April 11, 2008, 12:22 am
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Am I available to use HOH Filing status if my dependent is not related to
me?
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Posted by Phil Marti on April 11, 2008, 1:45 am
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"Billy" wrote:
> Am I available to use HOH Filing status if my dependent is not related to
> me?
Not unless the person in question is a foster child placed with you by an
agency. See IRS Publication 501.
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Posted by Ernie Klein on April 11, 2008, 11:13 am
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> "Billy" wrote:
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> > Am I available to use HOH Filing status if my dependent is not related to
> > me?
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> Not unless the person in question is a foster child placed with you by an
> agency. See IRS Publication 501.
I don't think it is limited only to a foster child. Stepchild,
stepbrother or stepsister (or descendant) also seem to qualify.
Pub 501 says "The term ³qualifying child² is defined under Exemptions
for Dependents", which says " The child must be your son, daughter,
stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister,
stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them."
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Posted by Phil Marti on April 11, 2008, 11:41 am
Please log in for more thread options "Ernie Klein" wrote:
>> > Am I available to use HOH Filing status if my dependent is not related
>> > to
>> > me?
>>
>> Not unless the person in question is a foster child placed with you by an
>> agency. See IRS Publication 501.
>
> I don't think it is limited only to a foster child. Stepchild,
> stepbrother or stepsister (or descendant) also seem to qualify.
I guess things are different where I grew up. All those were considered
"related " to me.
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Posted by Ernie Klein on April 11, 2008, 2:48 pm
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> "Ernie Klein" wrote:
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> >> > Am I available to use HOH Filing status if my dependent is not related
> >> > to
> >> > me?
> >>
> >> Not unless the person in question is a foster child placed with you by an
> >> agency. See IRS Publication 501.
> >
> > I don't think it is limited only to a foster child. Stepchild,
> > stepbrother or stepsister (or descendant) also seem to qualify.
>
> I guess things are different where I grew up. All those were considered
> "related " to me.
I didn't know if the OP would consider those to be related, some people
don't. A lot of people go through adoption procedures to adopt a
stepchild because they don't feel related until they do. Many people
also think that related by blood and related by marriage are different.
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