Senior in High School

[jmj03jmj]

My daughter is 18 but a Senior still in high school. Would I still get a child credit for her? How do I now file my taxes? Will I do them different  this year?

 
Thank you for your help. 

[Bsch4477]

You will be eligible to receive the $500 credit for other dependents. File your return the same as in the past TurboTax will do the calculation for you automatically. 

[VolvoGirl]

Has to be under 18 to get the Child Tax Credit.  So you would get the Other Dependent credit for her.  You can still claim her if she is under 19 or a full time student under 24.  

[Laura_CPA]

Hello jmj03jmj, 

Happy to assist you with your question! If your daughter is now 18 years old, she might still qualify to be claimed as a dependent (please see the requirements here: Who can I claim as my dependent? ); however she does not qualify for the child tax credit. 

Instead she would qualify as other dependent and you will get the maximum credit of $500. 

Please let us know if you have any further questions. 

Cheers,

Laura_CPA

[jmj03jmj]

So, how do I show this on my return? In the past, it would have me put her social in and it took care of it. Is there a different box I will check now? 

[Laura_CPA]

@jmj03jmj our TurboTax Software will check the box automatically based on the personal information you have already entered in the system. 

[KNDavis]

Since your daughter is 18, she no longer qualifies for the Child Tax Credit, but she will qualify for the Credit for Other Dependents, which is $500.  As long as your daughter meets the other requirements to be your dependent, you can continue to claim her as your dependent on your 2022 tax return. 

The requirements to claim your daughter as your dependent are:

• She must have lived with you for over half the year
• She must be under age 19 (or under age 24 if a student) or disabled
• You provide over half her support

More information is available here.

[VolvoGirl]

You enter her the same way.  If she was on last year's return she will transfer into 2022.  Turbo Tax will give you the Other Dependent credit based on her age.  You may have to answer a couple questions like if she was a full time student.  Here is the checkbox on the 1040 form

[KNDavis]

In TurboTax, you'll continue to enter your daughter's information as a dependent.  Because TurboTax has her date of birth, it will automatically calculate the credit you're entitled to based on her age and circumstances.