<prompt> Human: Basically my mother wants me to claim her boyfriend... She already filed for the year and just had a major expense come up, and he isnt filing at all. As much as I could use the extra money too, Im scared as hell of getting audited. Never claimed someone as a dependent and not even sure what to since Ive been using the free government filing system. Im 24, living on my own, and hes like 50 and currently going through a divorce with his assets frozen. Hes been on disability for a while. Hes lived with my mom for most of 2016. Edit: not gonna lie guys. Im hoping to find a way to get out of this. Thanks for any help or advice. Shes really stressing me out claiming it will be fine, but I dont want to fuck something up.  <response>: Definitely do not do that. If hes not a blood relation and you didnt live with him all year, theres no need for even any further discussion. The IRS would flag that in a second. There are other tests that he doesnt pass to qualify, as well. 