24 year-old child was accepted by turbotax as a dependent? why?

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March 4, 2023
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My son was born on 09/28/1998. He is a college student but not disabled. Turbotax allowed me to add him as a dependent for 2022 tax year and allowed me to have a head of household status. This is confusing to me. I think the rule is that since he turned 24 on 2022, I cannot claim him as a dependent for 2022 tax year. I am not sure why Turbotax allowed him as a depenedent...any ideas?

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Best answer by xmasbaby0

Who is a qualifying person for Head of Household

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/family/help/what-is-a-qualifying-person-for-head-of-household/00/26624

it says.......

A child that is too old to qualify as a child might be able to qualify as a relative for Head of Household.

@MST2

I think you are only looking at the criteria for claiming your son as a qualifying child. He is not a qualifying child. But he can still be a qualifying relative. That is a different kind of dependent---and he can be older than 23 to be a qualifying relative. And....he can be your qualified relative for HOH filing status----which is a good tax break for you. It means less of your income is taxed.

WHO CAN I CLAIM AS A DEPENDENT?

You can claim a child, relative, friend, or fiancé (etc.) as a dependent on your 2022 taxes as long as they meet the following requirements:

Qualifying child

They're related to you.
They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
They're under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).

No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children.

They lived with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply).
They didn't provide more than half of their own support for the year.

Qualifying relative

They don't have to be related to you (despite the name).
They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
They lived with you the entire year (exceptions apply).
They made less than $4,400 in 2022.
You provided more than half of their financial support.

When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them. There may be other tax benefits you can get when you claim a dependent.

Related Information:

xmasbaby0

Level 15

If your son had more than $4400 of income in 2022 he cannot be claimed as anyone else's dependent. How much did he make in 2022?

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

MST2Author

Level 2

He made less than 4400 and I answered that correctly. The problem is that Turbotax knows his exact birthdate and failed to flag him as too old to be claimed. This is a bug in the software in my opinion...a big one.

xmasbaby0

Level 15

Even if he was 24 at the end of 2022, if his income was less than $4400 he can be claimed as a qualifying relative dependent. It is not a mistake. You can still get the $500 credit for other dependents for him because he had too little income.

CREDIT FOR OTHER DEPENDENTS

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4499708-what-is-the-500-credit-for-other-dependents-family-tax-credit