My husband and I have a question about our daughter’s 2025 tax return.
Due to our high household income, we are not eligible to claim our daughter’s education credits. Therefore, we have decided NOT to claim her as a dependent on our tax return. This way, she can file her own return and claim the education credits herself, even though we paid for her tuition.
Our daughter only earned $900 on her W-2 for the year. We are using TurboTax to prepare her return, and it is asking the following questions:
- Can another taxpayer claim you as a dependent?
- Did you support yourself in 2025?
Our goal is for her to successfully claim the Education Credits.
Could you please advise us on how she should answer these two questions to ensure she is eligible for the credits? Additionally, based on her income of $900 and the fact that we paid her tuition, approximately how much can she expect to receive in education credits?
Thank you for your help.
