Could my mother be my dependent?
My mother came to USA from Cuba 3 months ago, she is inoperative and lives with me and I support her economically. Could I claim her as dependent on my Federal and State taxes form?Answers: You can claim an exemption for your mother as a Dependent for federal taxes if: (Sorry for ALL CAPS below - it is to differentiate my writings from the stick in from the IRS site cited below).
1. The personality cannot be your qualifying child or the qualify child of any other taxpayer. (AND SHE IS NOT)
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2. The person any (a) must be related to you in one of the ways scheduled under Relatives who do not own to live with you, or (b) must live beside you all year as a partaker of your household 2 (and your relationship must not violate local law).
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3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $3,400. (YOU WILL KNOW THIS??)
4. You must provide more than partially of the person's total support for the year. (THIS WILL DEPEND ON WHETHER THERE WAS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BEYOND THE 3 MONTHS, WHILST SHE LIVED IN THE US)
BECAUSE OF THE 3 MONTHS YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSULT A TAX ATTORNEY, BECAUSE THE SUPPORT TEST IS NOT CUT AND DRIED.
BEST OF LUCK.
She would need a social collateral number or ITIN.
Did you provide over half of her support for 2007? That would be a requirement too if you want to claim her for that year. If you newly started supporting her 3 months ago, you couldn't claim her for 2007.
Unless your mother already has a green card, she's a non-resident for charge purposes. You can't claim her unless she's a resident.
You can't even claim her under the first year choice unless she get here before December 1st *and* you continue until June 21st to file. (See publication 519.)
Even you can seize her to resident status, how can you prove *you* provided more than half of her support for the entire year--it's unfair to send money to Cuba.
Next year, dude.
While doing my taxes would i add the wages from a 1099 form to my W2 total for total wages?
Answers: No. The form has another spot where it asks you for 1099 income. If it doesn't, you're using the wrong form. Do not use the 1040EZ
read the instructions! there is a place for W-2 Information and a place for 1099 Information.
Can i claim/deduct my parking expenses?
I work at an entertainment venue, kind of a shopping center. I enjoy to park in a garage day by day, and pay each day. I have no view if I can get reimbursed for the parking on my taxes. I don't manufacture much hourly since I am in sale, and my parking cost me 1000 dollars last year.Answers: If you choose to itemize, you can claim this as a miscellaneous expense on Form 1040 Schedule A. But it will be subject to the 2% of AGI floor. In other words, unless your miscellaneous deduction total at least 2% of your in step gross income, you cannot claim them. In this particular covering, your AGI would have to be underneath $50,000 for your $1,000 in parking expenses to be deductible.
I believe you can solitary deduct those fee's if you are self employed and file a schedule C form, you can reduce by actual expenses or a mileage rate. I'm not 100% positive but I've never heard of it mortal a W-2 employee.