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shauna912
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I have a 19-year-old daughter who currently resides with me and whom I am the sole caregiver for as far as all expenses, including her college tuition, medical expenses

 
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MinhT1
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I have a 19-year-old daughter who currently resides with me and whom I am the sole caregiver for as far as all expenses, including her college tuition, medical expenses

If she is a full time college student, you can claim her as your dependent. You can also claim her education credits.

 

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I have a 19-year-old daughter who currently resides with me and whom I am the sole caregiver for as far as all expenses, including her college tuition, medical expenses

If she is a full time student and does not provide over one-half of her own support then you should be able to claim her as a dependent under the Qualifying Child rules.

 

To be a Qualifying Child -

1. The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.
2. The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year, (b) under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student or (c) any age and permanently and totally disabled.
3. The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year. Temporary absences while away at college are considered living with you.
4. The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year.
5. If the child meets the rules to be a qualifying child of more than one person, you must be the person entitled to claim the child as a qualifying child.
6. The child must be a U.S. citizen or U.S., Canada or Mexico resident for some portion of the year.
7. The child must be younger than you unless disabled.

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