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Forms and Instructions

Relevant Forms

Form W-10 Dependent Care Provider's Identification and Certification

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Form 1040-EZ Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents
Instructions for Form 1040-EZ, Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents

Form 2441 Child and Dependent Care Expenses
Instructions for Form 2441, Child and Dependent Care Expenses

Form 8233 Exemption From Withholding on Compensation for Independent (and Certain Dependent) Personal Services of a Nonresident Alien Individual
Instructions for Form 8233, Exemption from Withholding on Compensation for Independent (and Certain Dependent) Personal Service of a Nonresident Alien Individual


Publications

Related Publications

Publication 503 Child and Dependent Care Expenses

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Publication 929 Tax Rules for Children and Dependents

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Publication 17 - Your Federal Income Tax (For Individuals) - Filing Information

Dependents. If you are a dependent (one who meets the dependency tests in chapter 3), see Table 1-2 to find...

Publication 17 - Your Federal Income Tax (For Individuals) - Whose Medical Expenses Can You Include?

Dependent. You can include medical expenses you paid for your dependent. For you to include these expenses,...

Publication 17 - Your Federal Income Tax (For Individuals) - Child and Dependent Care Credit

Dependent defined. A dependent is a person, other than you or your spouse, for whom you can claim an exemption....

Publication 501 - Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information - Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information

Dependents. A person who is a dependent may still have to file a return. It depends on his or her earned income,...

Publication 502 - Medical and Dental Expenses Including the Health Coverage Tax Credit - Whose Medical Expenses Can You Include?

Dependent. You can include medical expenses you paid for your dependent. For you to include these expenses,...

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ - Filing Requirements, Status, Dependents, Exemptions

For head of household filing status, do you have to claim a child as a dependent to qualify? In certain circumstances,...

FAQ - Filing Requirements, Status, Dependents, Exemptions

Is there an age limit on claiming my child as a dependent? To be claimed as your dependent, your child must...

FAQ - Filing Requirements, Status, Dependents, Exemptions

I am adopting a child and do not yet have a social security number for the child. How can I claim an exemption...

FAQ - Filing Requirements, Status, Dependents, Exemptions

If I claim my daughter as a dependent because she is a full-time college student, can she claim herself as...

FAQ - Filing Requirements, Status, Dependents, Exemptions

My son was born on December 31st. Can I claim him as a dependent? If so, will he be also qualified for the...

FAQ - Filing Requirements, Status, Dependents, Exemptions

My husband and I were separated the last 11 months of the year and our two minor children lived with me for...

FAQ - Earned Income Tax Credit

Must I be entitled to claim a child as a dependent to claim the earned income credit based on the child being...

Related Topic Links

Armed Forces Dependency Allotments

Birth or Death of a Child

Child and Dependent

Child and Dependent Care Credit

Child and Dependent Care Expenses

Child's Wages Used for Own Support

Children of Divorced or Separated Parents (or Parents Who Live Apart)

Costs of Keeping Up Home

Dependent Care Assistance

Dependent Care Expenses

Dependent Taxpayer Test

Disabled Dependent Care Expenses

Disabled Dependent Working at Sheltered Workshop

Employer Provided Dependent Care Benefits

Exemption for Dependent

Exemption/Support Issues

Filers Who Have Certain Child Dependents with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)

Joint Return Test (To be a Qualifying Child)

Kidnapped Child

Living Together Tax Issues

Local Law Violated

Medical Expenses for a Deceased Spouse or Dependent

Multiple Support Agreement

Mutual Exchange Program

Parents Who Do Not File a Joint Return

Payments to Relatives or Dependents

Personal Exemptions and Dependents

Physician's Statement

Qualifying Child

Qualifying Family Member

Qualifying Relative

Qualifying Widow(er) with Dependent Child

Relatives Who Do Not Have to Live with You

Responsibility for Child's Return

Responsibility of Parent

Rules for All Dependents

Social Security Numbers for Dependents

SSN for Dependents

Standard Deduction Worksheet for Dependents

Standard Deduction, Dependent

Support Test for Children of Divorced or Separated Parents or Parents Who Live Apart

Temporary Absence

Tiebreaker Rules

Who Can Claim a Dependent's Expenses

Widowed Parent Remarried

You Cannot be the Dependent of Another Person