Claiming your Boyfriend or Girlfriend on your return? Yes, You can!! (Maybe)

Did you know that you can claim your Boyfriend or Girlfriend (Partner) on your Personal Tax return!!   However there are a few criteria you must meet in order to take advantage of this little known rule.

In order to take advantage of this, your partner must meet the following tests…

1. The Partner must be a U.S. Citizen, Resident Alien or a Resident of Canada or Mexico
2. Can not be the Qualifying Child of the taxpayer
3. You must have lived together the entire year as a member of your family and cohabitation must not be against the law in your state (FYI in Wisconsin, it’s not, I just looked)
4. She/He can’t have earned over $4,050
5. You must have paid more than ½ her/his living expenses during 2016
6. And, he/she must not be able to be claimed by anyone else (ie his/her parents, grandparent, etc)