Additionally, it may be helpful for you to understand the IRS Definition of a Student in order for that student to be claimed as a dependent.
If the student attended class at least part of at least any 5 months of the year, they qualify as a student.
According to the IRS:
"To qualify as a student, your child must be, during some part of each of any 5 calendar months of the year:
- A full-time student at a school that has a regular teaching staff and course of study, and a regularly enrolled student body at the school; or
- A student taking a full-time, on-farm training course given by a school described in (1), or by a state, county, or local government agency.
The 5 calendar months don't have to be consecutive."
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