You can claim her as a dependent if she is under 24 and does not provide over half of her own support, which she probably does not. If you can claim her, you claim any education credits available and she indicates that she can be claimed on another return. The taxes she pays on the unemployment income will be the same either way.
You can claim your daughter as a Qualifying child, if:
- They're related to you.
- They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
- They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
- They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
- They're under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).
- They lived with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply). Time spent at college is time considered living with you.
- They didn't provide more than half of their own support for the year. Here is a worksheet to help determine this requirement.
Support includes:
- Food
- Lodging (even if your mortgage is paid off)
- Clothing
- Education (including the GI bill)
- Medical and dental care (including insurance and supplementary Medicare premiums)
- Recreation
- Transportation and similar necessities
Support does not include:
- Life insurance premiums
- Funeral expenses
- Federal, state, or local income taxes or Social Security and Medicare taxes paid on a person's own income
- Scholarship grants
- Income made by a disabled person in a sheltered workshop
Generally, if this person provides more than half of his or her own support, you cannot claim him or her as a dependent. @Lupe610
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