Greetings,
I'd like to share my family financial situation for 2019 before asking two filing questions concerning my son's status:
** My son was born on Aug 3, 2000 and is currently a college student at Penn State
** He lived on the college campus for the 1st 5 months of 2019 and then spent the remaining 7 months living at home with my wife and I while he continued to take online courses at Penn State
** Nathan did not earn any job-related income but did receive FAFSA Financial Aid in 2019
My questions:
1.) As his parent, can I claim my son as a dependent on my federal tax return for tax year 2019 ?
2.) Does my son need to file his own federal tax return for tax year 2019?
Thank you very much,
Scott Moyer
