She lived with me the entire year.
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Yes, you may have a problem. Based on the information you provided, there is a good chance that your daughter is not your dependent. As you can see from the information below, to be a dependent as a qualifying child, your daughter could not have provided more than half of her own support. Depending on how she used her $15,000 income, she likely did provide a substantial part of her own support and would fail the support test for being your dependent. Again, based on her income, she could not be your dependent as a qualifying relative.
You can claim a child, relative, friend, fiancé, or other member of your household as a dependent on your 2018 taxes as long as they meet either of the following sets of requirements:
Qualifying child
A new requirement this year is that each qualifying child dependent must have a Social Security Number, issued before the due date of your tax return (including extensions) to be claimed for the Child Tax Credit.
Qualifying relative
When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them.
A new requirement this year is that each qualifying child dependent must have a Social Security Number issued before the due date of your tax return (including extensions) or an ITIN or ATIN issued or applied for before the due date of your tax return (including extensions) to be claimed for the Credit for Other Dependents.
Note: Due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, you no longer receive a personal exemption for your dependents. But there are other tax benefits, including the Child Tax Credit and the new Credit for Other Dependents, you may be able to get when you claim a dependent.
Yes, you may have a problem. Based on the information you provided, there is a good chance that your daughter is not your dependent. As you can see from the information below, to be a dependent as a qualifying child, your daughter could not have provided more than half of her own support. Depending on how she used her $15,000 income, she likely did provide a substantial part of her own support and would fail the support test for being your dependent. Again, based on her income, she could not be your dependent as a qualifying relative.
You can claim a child, relative, friend, fiancé, or other member of your household as a dependent on your 2018 taxes as long as they meet either of the following sets of requirements:
Qualifying child
A new requirement this year is that each qualifying child dependent must have a Social Security Number, issued before the due date of your tax return (including extensions) to be claimed for the Child Tax Credit.
Qualifying relative
When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them.
A new requirement this year is that each qualifying child dependent must have a Social Security Number issued before the due date of your tax return (including extensions) or an ITIN or ATIN issued or applied for before the due date of your tax return (including extensions) to be claimed for the Credit for Other Dependents.
Note: Due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, you no longer receive a personal exemption for your dependents. But there are other tax benefits, including the Child Tax Credit and the new Credit for Other Dependents, you may be able to get when you claim a dependent.
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