Re: Dependent Question

Posted by Vijay Sharma on June 21, 2007, 5:43 pm

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kam...@panix.com (Arthur Kamlet) wrote:

>> Can a person claim a brother as a dependent who is in USA on

>> education visa and is NOT a USA resident alien or USA

>> citizen but has a social security number? Also, can he

>> claim for his brother's tuition fees credit, etc.

>> I suppose the answer would be same for both Federal and

>> State (California).

> If he has a social security number perhaps he is also a US

> resident?

> If he is a resident or citizen of the US, and meets the

> other tests IRS Publication 501, then you can claim him as

> your dependent.

> And if you do, you might be able to claim a credit for

> higher education costs as tuition & fees deduction or as a

> tax credit, as described in IRS Publication 970.

Thanks Mr. Kamlet.

That's exactly it - I thought that a person with Social
Security number would be a resident of US, but his brother
says he is not so if he is not a resident then he cannot be
claimed either as a dependent or for higher education
credit.

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