Daughter is 20 years old. made $20,000 in 2018. Lives with us. did not go to school. Does she file separate as a non-dependent?

Does she file separate and not as my dependent?

Leonard
Intuit Alumni

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No you can not claim her she will have to file her own separate tax return.

She does not satisfy the requirements for you to claim her.

These are all the requirements to claim a dependant:

1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld.

2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household. 

3. The person's gross taxable income for the year must be less than $4,150 in 2018. Social Security income is not included in this limit. 

4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.

5. The person must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. resident alien, U.S. national, or a resident of Canada or Mexico.

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