DianeW777
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It depends. If you meet the all the qualifications you can claim your daughter as a dependent.  The key element here is that if your daughter did not provide more than half of her own support then only you would be entitled to claim her as a dependent.  If she is claimed as a dependent she is not allowed to claim anyone else as a dependent, even her own child. .

 

Qualifying child:

  • They're related to you.
  • They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
  • They're a US 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).
  • There's 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.

Use the links below for further assistance. 

This answer assumes your child was a full time college student for at least some part of five different months during the calendar year.

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