You are not eligible to claim yourself as a dependent on your federal taxes -- ever.
However, you are allowed to claim a personal exemption for yourself if and only if no one else can claim you as a dependent, whether or not they actually claim you.
line 21 of 1040,if you did the babysitting.
sure but it might be very hard
That depends on which form you are claiming it on. If you are talking about Form 1040, that means just yourself. If you are not eligible to claim yourself, then you are not eligible to claim anyone else either. If you are talking about Form W-4 (the withholding form that you give to your employer), stop and read the form more carefully. It does NOT ask you to fill in the number of people (dependents) you are claiming. It asks you to fill in the number of withholding allowances you are claiming. Most people have way too much tax taken out of their paychecks because they mistakenly believe that the number of withholding allowances they claim on their W-4 should be the same as the number of exemptions they claim on their 1040. Most people should claim MORE withholding allowances. To calculate the number of withholding allowances you should claim, either use the worksheet in the Form W-4 instructions or use the IRS withholding calculator here: http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96196,00.html
do i claim one or zero on my 1040 form
THIS DEDUCTION ON YOUR TAXES will have to entered on the correct form or line of your 1040 federal income tax return before your income tax return can be completed correctly.
line 21 of 1040,if you did the babysitting.
sure but it might be very hard
That depends on which form you are claiming it on. If you are talking about Form 1040, that means just yourself. If you are not eligible to claim yourself, then you are not eligible to claim anyone else either. If you are talking about Form W-4 (the withholding form that you give to your employer), stop and read the form more carefully. It does NOT ask you to fill in the number of people (dependents) you are claiming. It asks you to fill in the number of withholding allowances you are claiming. Most people have way too much tax taken out of their paychecks because they mistakenly believe that the number of withholding allowances they claim on their W-4 should be the same as the number of exemptions they claim on their 1040. Most people should claim MORE withholding allowances. To calculate the number of withholding allowances you should claim, either use the worksheet in the Form W-4 instructions or use the IRS withholding calculator here: http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96196,00.html
Sure. If you itemize you can claim your full property taxes. And this is new for 2008: If you don't itemize, you can claim $500 of property taxes ($1000 if married filing jointly). See the instructions for line 40 of 2008 Form 1040.
do i claim one or zero on my 1040 form
THIS DEDUCTION ON YOUR TAXES will have to entered on the correct form or line of your 1040 federal income tax return before your income tax return can be completed correctly.
Starting in 2009, the Hope Credit is now the American Opportunity Tax Credit. You can claim it by filing Form 8863 and attached to Form 1040.
NO. You and your married girlfriend will NOT meet the rules that have to met by you and her for her to be your qualifying relative dependent on your 1040 income tax return.
Head of household is a status filing for U.S. federal income taxes. If you are entitled to claim head of household and wish to do so, you simply include it on your 1040 or other tax filing.
Completing your taxes by yourself with any training can look daunting, but it's quite easy if you follow the guides. Check out http://taxes.about.com/od/1040/Form_1040.htm
Certainly. It has value and you have received it as a winning.
File Form 1040-X, Amended Income Tax Return, to report the change and claim the additional refund.