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Video instructions and help with filling out and completing Form 944 Pr Amended

Instructions and Help about Form 944 Pr Amended

Hi everyone! I've created this quick video to clear up the IRS rules for claiming a dependent on your United States federal income tax return. If you're wondering whether you can claim a person as a dependent, you might feel a bit lost with all the rules. However, for most people, it boils down to a few simple questions which I present here. Note that you can also use this flow chart to determine if you can be claimed as a dependent by someone else, such as your parent. Just answer these questions from their perspective about yourself. Now, if you're trying to determine if you can claim a person as a dependent, first come two simple questions: the joint return test and the citizen or resident test. In order to claim someone as a dependent, that person cannot be married and filing a joint return with a spouse. They may be married and filing a single return, and that's okay, but they cannot be filing a joint return with a spouse. Next, the person you claim as a dependent has to be a US citizen, resident alien, national, or resident of Canada or Mexico. Then come the two main questions that usually trip people up: is the person a qualifying child? If not, they could still be a dependent if they are a qualifying relative. If one of those two is true, you go under the last test and they can be claimed as a dependent. If they are not a qualifying child or qualifying relative, they cannot be claimed as a dependent. The last test, as long as they're a qualifying child or relative, is the dependent taxpayer test. You just have to confirm that you yourself cannot be claimed as a dependent on anyone else's tax return...