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posted May 31, 2019 7:16:48 PM

My daughter graduated from college May 5th and got married on July 10th. I am still paying on her college loan. Can I still claim her for the year or only the student loan payments?

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Level 15
May 31, 2019 7:16:53 PM

If you have a parent education loan in your name that was taken out while your daughter was your dependent, you can continue to take the student loan interest deduction even when she is no longer your dependent.

You could possibly claim her as a dependent because she is considered full time student if she was full time for at least 1 day in 5 different months.  But if she files a joint return with her spouse, that trumps everything else and you can't claim her as a dependent then.  

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Level 15
May 31, 2019 7:16:50 PM

Is she filing a Joint return with her spouse? Are you a cosigner on the loan?

New Member
May 31, 2019 7:16:51 PM

She is filing joint. I am the only signer

Level 15
May 31, 2019 7:16:53 PM

If you have a parent education loan in your name that was taken out while your daughter was your dependent, you can continue to take the student loan interest deduction even when she is no longer your dependent.

You could possibly claim her as a dependent because she is considered full time student if she was full time for at least 1 day in 5 different months.  But if she files a joint return with her spouse, that trumps everything else and you can't claim her as a dependent then.