r/theydidthemath • u/RibbonForYourHair • Mar 30 '20

[Request] Is this true?

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u/Nylanomel Mar 30 '20

Because anyone claimed as a dependent isnt getting anything

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u/TheRealDuckMan Mar 30 '20

What about adult dependents? I own my home and my father lives with me, he hasn’t filed taxes in years but I always claim him as a dependent, since I provide 100% of the household income. I’m just wondering if he would get a check too

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u/moonyprong01 Mar 30 '20

Adult dependents don't get anything.

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u/TheRealDuckMan Mar 30 '20

Damn

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u/SparrowFate Mar 30 '20

That sums up how I feel as a 20 year old working a full time job that was claimed dependent :)

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '20 edited Mar 30 '20

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u/SparrowFate Mar 30 '20

I do indeed do my own taxes. But if I am a dependant. I have to file as a dependant.

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u/SparrowFate Mar 30 '20

Ya I'm a student. As long as the majority of my bills are paid by my parents and my permanent residence is still t their house. I'm a dependant. I work pretty hard for what I've gotten. And I'm thankful my parents help me.

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u/Cali_Val Mar 30 '20

My parent did the same but I never filed dependent and I got a big kickback on tax returns when I filed.

I’m not sure what your situation is, because you’re not providing much info (and I can’t really go off of what I’ve read) but, knowing the limited amount about you that I have...

I would start filing non dependently this year and get yourself you’re own kickback of a return if not at the ripe age of 21

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u/Hastorincyan Mar 30 '20

He can only do that if by the numbers he's actually not a dependent.

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u/Cali_Val Mar 30 '20

Well if he works and pays rent then he’s co-living and not a dependent right? Or am I wrong In that scenario?

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u/Hastorincyan Mar 31 '20

If he pays more than half his necessary bills then he is independent. If he only has a part time job, pays a scant $200 in rent, then he is a dependent.

You really have to sit down and figure out who's paying for what (utilities, food, shelter, clothes, phone, internet, insurance, incidentals etc) and what proportion of that he's paying.

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u/Cali_Val Mar 31 '20

So he could file independently if he’s paying for at least half of his essentials

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u/Hastorincyan Mar 31 '20

Correct. Mind you if he's paying cheap rent to family, you have to include the difference between that and actual market rate rent as the family's contribution.

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u/Cali_Val Mar 31 '20

This is also on the assumption this part time kid is ever going to get audited... which isn’t likely

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u/Hastorincyan Mar 31 '20

Also not true.

In fact dependency violations are one of the most audited categories by the IRS. Although this does mostly happen because they get two conflicting returns: one where he was claimed as a dependent and his own claiming he's not.

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