You do not have to provide half of her support. The rule for qualifying children is that the child does not provide more than half of their own support. If she does not pay for more than half of her expenses, you can claim her. Being away at school is considered living at home. Here is a worksheet that you can use, but considering she has tuition expenses and only 14K of income, you can probably claim her, but it really depends on all of the costs and whether or not she paid more than half of those.
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
You can claim your child as a dependent on your 2020 taxes as long as they meet these requirements She would be a qualifying child - notice the difference between a qualifying child and a qualifying relative for ''support'' in that link.
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