Library: Policy

317:35-6-42. MAGI household composition; exceptions to tax filer rules

Issued 7-1-13

(a) The tax filer household composition rules in OAC 317:35-6-41 do not apply to the following individuals:

• (1) Individuals who expect to be claimed as a tax dependent by a taxpayer who is not their spouse or biological, adoptive, or step parent, regardless of the individual's age;

• (2) Individuals under the age of 19 who are living with two parents, whose parents do not expect to file a joint return, and who expect to be claimed as a dependent by one of their parents; or

• (3) Individuals under the age of 19 who expect to be claimed as a tax dependent by a non-custodial parent.

(b) The non-filer household composition rules in OAC 317:35-6-43 apply to individuals who are claimed as tax dependents but are described in one of the exceptions to the tax filer rules in (a).

(c) If an individual's declaration that another person is a tax dependent is not reasonably compatible with other information available to OHCA, the non-filer household composition rules are used to determine whether the person will be included in the household of the taxpayer.