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    Sep 26, 2009, 02:17 PM
    Claiming Relative as Dependent: $3500
    Hello,
    In 2008 the limit was $3500 gross income. Does unemployment count in this? I know that social security does not. What if they make lets say $4100 but medical costs and such exceed that? Can that relative still be claimed if I provide more than half living costs? And they don't file a return - or must they file?


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    Sep 27, 2009, 09:03 AM

    Unemployment benefits are taxable income.
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    Sep 28, 2009, 11:34 AM
    If his gross taxable income (which, as Five Rings notes, INCLUDES unemployment benefits) exceeds $3,500, then you CANNOT claim him/her as a dependent under most circumstances.

    There are exceptions for children who are attending college and for whom you provide more than HALF of their total support.
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