Legal Question in Tax Law in Virginia

My 17 year old brother in law said we couldn't claim him on our taxes even though he lived with us for 8 months and we supported him the whole 8 months. He did work full time and i believe he made any where between $7000-$10000 for the year. Can we get into trouble for claiming him without his permission?


Asked on 1/24/12, 9:37 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

If this apparent ingrate resided in your household as a dependent for more than

180 days during the tax year at issue and you contributed during this period

to more than 50% of his support, you should be entitled to claim him as a dependent deduction whether it's with or without his permission and

irrespective of whether he falsifies his own return in failing to

note his dependent status during this period.

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Answered on 1/31/12, 8:55 pm


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