Your Two possibilities to claim a dependent are as follows:
You may be able to claim your stepdaughter as a
Qualifying Child dependent if:
- The
child must be related to you. The child can be your son, daughter,
stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, half-brother,
half-sister, stepbrother, stepsister, adopted child or an offspring of any
of them.
- Your
child must be under age 19 or, if a full-time student, under age 24. There
is no age limit if your child is permanently and totally disabled.
- Your
child must live with you for more than half the year, but several
exceptions apply (i.e., away at school).
- The
child cannot provide more than half of his/her support.
- You
must be the only person claiming the child
- The
child must be a US
citizen, resident alien, national, or resident of Mexico
or Canada.
- The
child cannot file a joint return with his or her spouse.
You may be able to claim your stepdaughter as a
Qualifying Relative dependent if:
- You
provided more than half of her support in 2016
- She
earned less than $4,050 in gross taxable income. (Social Security income
generally doesn’t count here.)
- She
lives with you 365 days in the year or is related to you.
- She
isn’t a dependent on someone else’s tax return.
- She
isn’t filing a tax return with a spouse (married filing jointly).
- She
is a U.S.
citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident
Here's how to add
a dependent in TurboTax.
- Open your return (if you are not
already there).
- Click on Orange box 'Take me to my return' (if shown).
- Click the Personal Info tab.
- On the Personal Info Summary
screen,
- Scroll down & Click on "+Add a dependent."
- Under "Who do you support," Choose the first option "My child (includes adopted, foster and stepchildren)."
- Click Continue to input your stepdaughter's info.
