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Citizenship Test
Definition Of Citizenship Test:
One of the key criteria set forth by the IRS that a person mustsatisfy in order to be claimed as someone else's dependent.
The citizenship test dictates that the prospective dependent be a citizen ofthe U., a resident Mexico or Canada, or anadopted alien child that haslived with the taxpayer for the entire year.If none of these criteria are met, then the child or person cannot be claimed as a dependent under any circumstances. The citizenship test is one of severaltests that must be met in order for someone to be claimed as a dependent. The others include the relationship test, residency test and others. This test is not to be confused with the test that is administered to immigrants seeking citizenship in this country.
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