My son was in school till August and didnt start work till September and still lives with me and i pay all his bills and living cast so why is it that

Because he made over 4300 dollars in 2020 i cant claim him as a dependent now

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based on what you provided he would be a qualifying child for 2020 unless he is over 24 at the end of the year. to be a qualifying relative (a dependent)  his gross earnings must be less than $4,300 for 2020.

 

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You should say he was a full time student during the year.  Unless he is over 23 then you can't claim him.  But if he was under 24 on Dec 31 and a full time student for 5 months of the year you can claim him no matter how much he makes.  Go back though My Info and check your answers.

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Thank you yes he was a student for 8 months of the yr i will put him down as a full time student but now i am wondering when he gose to file his taxes cause he did work how will that affect his taxes or will it affect mine  he is only 19 yrs old 

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So even if he was a full time student i still cant claim him just cause he made over 4300 and he is only 19yrs old and i pay everything for him 

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Be sure he checks the box on his return that says someone else can claim him.  

 

Online is only good for 1 return per account.  But you can use the same email address for 5 accounts.   How to start another return in the Online version

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