Can I still claim my daughter as dependent

[ER_Hopeful]

DD turning 21 next Feb. She moved out early this year and lives with one of our relatives nearby.


I pay for most of her expenses (college tuition, car insr., some of her groceries, 50% of her rent. She works a part time job)


In future IRS filing, can I still claim her as my dependent?

 

[RobbieB]

If you pay for more than 50% of her support, you can claim her.

 

[JT90505]

You should coordinate with the relatives she is living with to ensure you don't both claim her. As Robbie said, whoever is paying >50% of her support can claim the her as dependent.

 

[njhowie]

Review the requirements here:

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tip...ming-a-dependent-on-your-tax-return/L8LODbx94

Qualifying child

In addition to the qualifications above, to claim an exemption for your child, you must be able to answer "yes" to all of the following questions.

• Are they related to you? The child can be your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, adopted child or an offspring of any of them.
• Do they meet the age requirement? Your child must be under age 19 or, if a full-time student, under age 24. There is no age limit if your child is permanently and totally disabled.
• Do they live with you? Your child must live with you for more than half the year, but several exceptions apply.
• Do you financially support them? Your child may have a job, but that job cannot provide more than half of her support.
• Are you the only person claiming them? This requirement commonly applies to children of divorced parents. Here you must use the “tie breaker rules,” which are found in IRS Publication 501. These rules establish income, parentage and residency requirements for claiming a child.

 

[Dtail]

You should coordinate with the relatives she is living with to ensure you don't both claim her. As Robbie said, whoever is paying >50% of her support can claim the her as dependent.

If over 19, must be a full time student, plus in general must live with you over 50% of the year.

Edit - okay just saw NJHowie post.

 

[SecondCor521]

Review the requirements here:

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tip...ming-a-dependent-on-your-tax-return/L8LODbx94

There are also a different set of rules for a qualifying relative. Sometimes college age kids are not qualifying children but can be qualifying relatives.

 

[Dtail]

There are also a different set of rules for a qualifying relative. Sometimes college age kids are not qualifying children but can be qualifying relatives.

A qualifying relative can't have more than 4,300 yearly in gross income, so not a likely scenario.

 

[gayl]

Oops. I regarded a child living at college on FAFSA and loans as a qualifying relative for employee health & taxes. Yes, he made less than 4k but I sent him more than that

 

[SecondCor521]

A qualifying relative can't have more than 4,300 yearly in gross income, so not a likely scenario.

I was just making a general comment, not implying any applicability to OP or anyone else.

(In my case I had a son who was a full time student but over age 24, so he was not my qualifying child but he was my qualifying dependent. Different circumstances than OP.)