MinhT
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Yes, you can claim your 17-year-old as a dependent if she did not provide more than half of her own support in 2018.

If your dependent child has income in 2018, you do not report your child's income on your tax return. 

The following instructions are for your dependent child who has to file her own tax return:

You have to indicate in the My Info section of TurboTax that you are claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer.

You may wish to use this version of TurboTax:

https://turbotax.intuit.com/taxfreedom/


Edited 01.27.2019 | 10:19 AM
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