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Yes, assuming you meet all the qualifcations. Her income is low enough, but she does not qualify as a "child" due to her age.
Since they are not your own children, you would have to see if they qualify as "relatives".
You can claim a child, relative, friend, fiancé (etc.) as a dependent on your 2018 taxes as long as they meet all of the following requirements :
Child of person not required to file a return.
A child isn't the qualifying child of any other taxpayer and so may qualify as your qualifying relative if the child's parent (or other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) isn't required to file an income tax return and either:
From <https://www.irs.gov/publications/p501#en_US_2017_publink1000220942>
Yes, assuming you meet all the qualifcations. Her income is low enough, but she does not qualify as a "child" due to her age.
Since they are not your own children, you would have to see if they qualify as "relatives".
You can claim a child, relative, friend, fiancé (etc.) as a dependent on your 2018 taxes as long as they meet all of the following requirements :
Child of person not required to file a return.
A child isn't the qualifying child of any other taxpayer and so may qualify as your qualifying relative if the child's parent (or other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) isn't required to file an income tax return and either:
From <https://www.irs.gov/publications/p501#en_US_2017_publink1000220942>
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