@ir899onv Just to reinforce what one of the other replies in this thread said.......Your 19 year old full-time student CAN be claimed as a dependent on your tax return, so when he files his own returns he MUST say on his returns that he can be claimed as someone else's dependent.
If he is a full-time student he can be claimed as a qualified child on your tax return until the tax year in which he turns 24, no matter how much he earns. And....the person/parents who claim him as a dependent are the ones who get to enter education credits on their own tax return. Dependents cannot get education credits.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901172-what-are-education-tax-credits
WHO CAN I CLAIM AS A DEPENDENT?
You can claim a child, relative, friend, or fiancé (etc.) as a dependent on your 2023 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 $4,700 in 2023.
- 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.
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