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When a child is away for education, it is considered temporary. This allows you to meet the test for being in the household. The age is important though. The year in which the child reaches 24 will affect you claimimg the education credit. So, if the child is under 24 and you are his main support while attending school, you may claim the deduction. The W-4 completion is pretty straight forward in this respect.
Complete the Step 1 portion a,b,and c. Selecting 3c will allow you to take the 'other' credit and step 5 would complete the process. As always, Step 4 is available for having an additional amount taken for taxes. This is especially important since there is only 5 months left in this calendar year.
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