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FASFA - Tax Question?

My stepdaughter lived with us until August of last year (she graduated from high school in June), and moved in with her grandmother. She entered a community college, in which she applied for and receieved FASFA support, using her grandmothers income. Now its tax time, and since we provided over half her support, I say we should claim her as a dependent. My wife disagrees claiming her as a dependent saying it will screw up her FASFA support. What is the right answer? I really want to claim her, as this amounts to like a thousand dollars. (Personally I think we should claim her, then have the kid figure it out with FASFA). Thoughts? Can/should we claim her?

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  • tro
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
    Favourite answer

    August? she fulfilled the residency, was she 19 in 2012? and she did not provide more than 50% of her support for the 8 months she lived with you? she is your dependent

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    As far as I know, the FASFA still isn't linked up with the IRS. I know it wasn't when I was in school because one year I didn't have enough money to bribe my mother for her tax return so I could file and get my school money so I had to fudge it, but that was 10+ years ago.

    I would advise you stepdaughter to claim hardship at the school and get her status changed to independent student before she turns 24. Then she would only have to file her own income on the FASFA. Something else I had to do during college after my mother married an idiot who left her 2 months later, and I couldn't submit his tax forms to file.

  • Bobbie
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Sure does sound like you really should be claiming her still as your QC dependent BUT this is really a family matter and you will have to be ready to accept the responsibility of what ever decision you really do make during this 2013 tax filing season for this purpose and time in your life.

    Hope that you find the above enclosed information useful. 03/03/2013

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    FAFSA and tax returns are completely separate courses with different regulations. For tax purposes, the regulation and knowledge to hand determine while you're a based or no longer. Your desires or your mom and dad' desires are beside the point. For economic help purposes you're a based until age 24, except you marry, connect the protection rigidity on finished-time energetic accountability, help your guy or woman baby greater advantageous than 50%, or finished your undergrad study and start up up a graduate point or larger application. Your dependency status for tax purposes is beside the point. As a based, your mom and dad' earning are considered for any economic help judgements.

  • 8 years ago

    Legally you do. Using grandma may have been fraud.

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