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While form 8615 Instructions define unearned income to include "taxable scholarship and fellowship grants not reported on Form W-2," Publication 17, in discussing standard deduction for dependents, says that for purposes of standard deduction, earned income includes any part of a taxable scholarship or fellowship grant. So the grant/stipend can be counted as earned income for that purpose, allowing the dependent to claim the higher standard deduction amount.
‎June 4, 2019
10:56 PM