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If your daughter is a dependent of your brother, there is nothing you need to send to the IRS, but the requirements must be met. It isn't something you just "give" someone. 

 

For your brother to claim your daughter, your daughter must be considered what the IRS calls "Qualifying Child" or "Qualifying Relative". 

 

Qualifying child

To qualify as a dependent, a child must also pass these tests:

  • Relationship: Be your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, half-sister or -brother, stepbrother, stepsister, adopted child or the child of one of these
  • Age: Be under age 19 or under 24 if a full-time student, or any age if permanently and totally disabled
  • Residency: Live with you for more than half the year, with some exceptions
  • Support: Get more than half their financial support from you
  • Joint return: Not file as married filing jointly unless only to claim a refund of taxes paid or withheld

See the full rules for a qualifying child

Qualifying relative

A qualifying relative must meet general rules for dependents and pass these tests:

See the full rules for a qualifying relative

 

IRS LINK 

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