Can I claim my sons, in college, if they earned over 6000.00

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June 1, 2019
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You can claim your sons if you provided more than 50% of their support. The 7 tests are below, but for your own children under 19, or full-time students under 24, it's really just the 50% support test that matters.

Your sons would file separate returns and answer 'yes" to "can someone else claim you on their return?"

If they had W2 income less than $6300 and self-employment income less than $400, there is no requirement for them to file (unless they're getting refunds).

Hope this helps.

Here are the rules for claiming a dependent:

You provided more than half of their financial support. More info
They made less than $4,050 in gross income during 2016 unless they are a qualifying child.
They live with you or they are related to you.
They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
They aren't (or won't be) claimed as a dependent by someone else.
They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
You are not being claimed as a dependent on someone else's return.

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Your sons would file separate returns and answer 'yes" to "can someone else claim you on their return?"

If they had W2 income less than $6300 and self-employment income less than $400, there is no requirement for them to file (unless they're getting refunds).

Hope this helps.

Here are the rules for claiming a dependent:

You provided more than half of their financial support. More info
They made less than $4,050 in gross income during 2016 unless they are a qualifying child.
They live with you or they are related to you.
They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
They aren't (or won't be) claimed as a dependent by someone else.
They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
You are not being claimed as a dependent on someone else's return.