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Dependent age 23 living at home (rent free) earning roughly 30k a year. Should she claim herself or should I claim as a dependent?

 
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Dependent age 23 living at home (rent free) earning roughly 30k a year. Should she claim herself or should I claim as a dependent?

If she is not a full time student you cannot claim her as a dependent since her gross income is more than $4,700 in 2023 under the Qualifying Relative rules.  She has to file her own tax return.

 

To be a Qualifying Relative -

1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld.
2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household.
3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,700 (social security does not count) in 2023
4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.
5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.
6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse with the following exception -
You can claim a person as a dependent who files a joint return if that person and that person’s spouse file the joint return only to claim a refund of income tax withheld or estimated tax paid.

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