My son is in the nat'l guard earned 8 000 we paid 4000 in expenses received some scholarships owes 5000 can we claim him

[jesusislordstewa]

We supported him more than 6 months out of the year.  Will he get more back if we doo not claim him?

[DianeW · Accepted solution]

You have to decide if your son provided more than half of his own support.  If so, you are not able to claim him.

To be a Qualifying Child -

1. The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.

2. The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year, (b) under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student or (c) any age and permanently and totally disabled.

3. The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year. Temporary absences while away at college are considered living with you.

4. The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year.

5. If the child meets the rules to be a qualifying child of more than one person, you must be the person entitled to claim the child as a qualifying child. 

6. The child must be a U.S. citizen or U.S., Canada or Mexico resident for some portion of the year.

7. The child must be younger than you unless disabled.

He likely he will get more back if you don't claim him, if he meets the filing requirements (image attached showing the filing requirements for a dependent, and as well as most taxpayers).