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Recent Guides in Family

• Getting Married

  Just got married? How will it affect your taxes? You'll have to choose a tax filing status, adjust your withholdings, and coordinate tax-favored benefits at work. Read more…

• Child Tax Credit

  Depending on your income and the age of your children, you could score a hefty income tax credit and possibly earn a tax refund. Read more…

• Tax Tips for Registered Domestic Partners and Same-Sex Couples in Community Property States

  As of 2012, the IRS follows DOMA - the Defense of Marriage Act - which only recognizes marriage between a man and woman. Domestic partners, therefore, can submit only individual 1040s; they cannot file jointly. How you handle 1040 forms depends on which community property state you call home.  Read more…

• Video: Who You Can Claim as a Dependent on Your Tax Return

  Note: The content of this video applies only to taxes prepared for 2010. It is included here for reference only. You could get $3,650* off your taxable income for each dependent you claim. So who can you claim? *$3,800 in 2012. Read more…

• Can I Claim a Boyfriend/Girlfriend As a Dependent on Income Taxes?

  You can claim a boyfriend or girlfriend as a dependent on your federal income taxes if that person meets the IRS definition of a "qualifying relative."  Read more…

More Guides in Family

• When Married Filing Separately Will Save You Taxes

• State Tax Filing for Same-Sex Couples

• Tax Tips for Separated Couples

• 2009 Stimulus Package: What's Still In It For You in 2010

• Deducting Summer Camps and Daycare with the Child Tax Credit

• Video: How to File Taxes for Divorcing Couples

• Death in the Family

• Video: How to File a Tax Return With Adult Dependents

• Should You and Your Spouse File Taxes Jointly or Separately?

• Filing Tax Form 2441: Child and Dependent Care Expenses

• Video: Can an Unmarried Couple File Jointly?

• Video: Tax Credits for Disabled Dependents

• Video: Single Tax Withholding Vs. Married Filing Jointly

• Video: Is Inheritance Money Counted as Income by the IRS?

• Steps to Claiming an Elderly Parent as a Dependent

• Military Personnel Tax Tips

• Sweet Child of Mine: Tax Credits for Parents

• Spread the Wealth, Carefully, with Tax-Free Gifts

• 7 Tax Advantages of Getting Married

• 7 Requirements for the Child Tax Credit

• What is the IRS Form 8812?

• Video: What Are Inheritance Taxes?

• Video: Tax Tips for Divorced Couples

• Video: Tax Filing Requirements for Children

• How Do I Claim Someone As a Dependent on Taxes?

• How Do I Claim Someone As a Dependent on Taxes?

• What Happens When Both Parents Claim a Child on a Tax Return?

• How to Itemize Taxes When Claiming Dependents

• Video: Tax Tips for the Newly Married

• At What Income Does a Minor Have to File an Income Tax Return?

• What Are Dependents?

• Video: Tax Tips for a New Baby

• Video: What Are Dependents?

• Video: Claiming Dependents on Your 2012 Tax Return

• Video: Child Care Tax Credits

• Video: What's the Child Tax Credit - How Do I Qualify?

• Rules for Claiming a Dependent on Your Tax Return

• The Gift Tax Made Simple

• The Dirty Dozen: 12 Tricky Tax Dependent Dilemmas

• Tax Exemptions and Deductions for Families

• The Gift Tax

• Birth of a Child

• Getting Divorced

• Video: 2011 Tax Credits for Deployed Soldiers