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If you did not claim your daughter as your dependent and take an exemption on your tax return, you do not have to amend your tax return. Your daughter should be able to claim herself and get the exemption for herself if she provided more than 50% of her own support. The criteria that the IRS has for claiming another person on one's tax return is below:
A parent may claim their child if they meet either the qualifying child or qualifying relative test as outlined below:
Qualifying Child
These 5 tests (all of them), will qualify a child as a dependent:
Qualifying Relative
These 4 tests (all of them) will qualify a relative as a dependent:
If you did not claim your daughter as your dependent and take an exemption on your tax return, you do not have to amend your tax return. Your daughter should be able to claim herself and get the exemption for herself if she provided more than 50% of her own support. The criteria that the IRS has for claiming another person on one's tax return is below:
A parent may claim their child if they meet either the qualifying child or qualifying relative test as outlined below:
Qualifying Child
These 5 tests (all of them), will qualify a child as a dependent:
Qualifying Relative
These 4 tests (all of them) will qualify a relative as a dependent:
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