The number of dependents refers to the number of people who rely on someone else for financial support or care. Dependents can include children, elderly parents, or any other individuals who are financially dependent on another person.
Dependants are the number of people who "depend" upon you and your earnings for their survival. Usually, an earning man/woman's aged and retired parents would be the dependants. Children below 18yrs old would also be termed as dependants.
The “dependant” for this particular credit must be: your parent or grandparent. your child, grandchild, brother, or sister under the age of 18 (over 18 qualifies if the dependant is physically or mentally impaired)
What are dependent variables? A dependent variable is a variable in an expression that depends on the value of another variable. For example, if y = 2x, then y depends on x. So, if x = 1, then y = 2.
If the eligible dependant is under 18 years of age at the end of the year, you may claim either: $2,616 on line 30500 of your return for each eligible dependant who is your (or your spouse's or common-law partner's) child.
In addition, the dependant must also be one of the following persons by blood, marriage, common-law partnership or adoption: your parent or grandparent. your child, grandchild, brother, or sister under 18 years of age.
You can claim a child as a dependent if he or she is your qualifying child. Generally, a child is the qualifying child of the custodial parent and the custodial parent may claim the child as a dependent.
If the children are US citizens and live with you more than six months wherever you are, you can definitely still claim them as your dependents on a US tax return. However you may not get any tax benefit from doing so, depending on your income and whether you qualify for Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE) or not.
Whatever the case, when it comes to your taxes, the rule is that you must be a resident of Canada in order to claim personal amounts for your dependants. The only exception is if the Canadian income on your return represents 90% or more of your total world income.