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- From: dward@scf.nmsu.edu (Dan Ward)
- Subject: Re: dependents
- Message-ID: <1992Nov15.200140.15779@nmsu.edu>
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- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 20:01:40 GMT
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- Mark Barrett (markb@col.hp.com) wrote:
- : JOHNSON%TWSUVM.BITNET@SHSU.edu writes:
- : > One of my dependents moved out in June this year and I have not
-
- : > contributed to his support since that time.
- you can probably NOT claim him/her.
-
- : > Are there any rules for claiming a dependent for part of a year?
- No.
-
- : > Also, I had a total loss on a vehicle this year. The insurance payoff
- : > did not payoff the full amount of the loan. Vehicle purchased new,
- : > 100% financing. Is this a loss?
- It depends on whether the asset was a business asset or a
- personal asset. The amount of the loan really has nothing
- to do with it. The amount of the loss is based on the
- lower or cost or fair market value immediately before the
- wreck ( if it was a personal asset.) reduced by insurance
- recovery less 100.00 less 10% of your adjusted gross income.
-
- If this was a business asset, the loss is based on "book
- value" (Cost less depreciation previously allowed or allowable)
- immediately prior to the wreck less insurance recovery.
-
- A personal loss is claimed as an itemized deduction on schedule
- A - which may mean you lose - unless you have enough other
- deductions to make it greater than the allowable standard
- deduction. If the vehicle was a business asset, you may use form
- 4797 to claim the loss. You do not have to reduce the loss
- by 1-0% of your AGI.
-
- (deleted material)
-
- : In order to claim an exemption for a dependent the following five
- : tests must be met:
- :
- : 1) A relative - child, or a person who was a member of your household
- : for the entire year
-
- The "household" test requires the exemption be (a) a member
- of your household for the entire year or (b) a relative as
- defined in the IRC ( Parent - child (including step and foster)
- or sybling. A few other exceptions. There are, of course, special
- rules for divorced parents.
-
- : 2) Support - provided at least 50% of support for the dependent for the year
- Must be OVER 50% of total support.
-
- :
- : 3) Income - the dependent has less than $2050 gross income, or the
- : dependent is a child under 19, or a student under 24
- :
- : 3) Income - the dependent has less than $2050 gross income, or the
- : dependent is a child under 19, or a full-time student under 24
- :
- : 4) Citizenship - the dependent is a citizen
- or a resident of Canada or Mexico
-
- :
- : 5) Joint return - married dependent does not file a joint return
- : with his or her spouse
- :
- unless there was -0- tax owed by the children - and the
- only reason they filed a joint return was to get back ALL
- of their withholdings.
-
- Dan
-