Our son left for Army BCT July 23, 2017 & turned 18 on November 27, 2017. Can we claim him as a dependent on our 2018 taxes without being reprimanded?

He will file his own taxes as well.

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Expert Alumni

Jun 1, 2019 6:54:32 AM

If you provided more than half of his support in 2017, you can claim your son as a dependent.

Your son will file his own tax return if he has income. He'll need to indicate on his return that he can be claimed as a dependent by someone else.

Expert Alumni

Jun 1, 2019 6:54:32 AM

If you provided more than half of his support in 2017, you can claim your son as a dependent.

Your son will file his own tax return if he has income. He'll need to indicate on his return that he can be claimed as a dependent by someone else.