That is correct.
The only way to claim the credit is for him to file his own tax return.
The credit will not calculate if he is not eligible.
When you complete your tax return, TurboTax will prompt you to enter the amount of the stimulus payment you received at the end of the Other Tax Situations interview section of the program. Be sure to indicate that he did not receive any stimulus payments. TurboTax will then calculate the applicable credit and his tax liability or refund will be adjusted to include the credit amount.
As far as claiming him as a dependent, if he was no longer a full time student and was 24, then he would not meet the criteria to be claimed as a dependent.
Dependent qualifications
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