I understand that my daughter qualifies as our dependent in the test for relationship, age, and residency. The difficult qualification to determine is the support category. The IRS worksheet for determining support is quite daunting. I have to quantify the fair rental value of our single family home (that we have a mortgage on)? I have to determine how much was spent on food for the entire year? Money spent for clothing, travel, recreation, etc for our daughter? Is there any way to simplify this process to determine who claims the deduction?
Generally, we paid the vast majority of her support while she lived at home, and she's paying the vast majority of her support since she moved.
