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@Anonymous wrote:

Hello, my child (21yrs college student) lives with my family and in 2021 had bank interests of ~$200 and gross earned income of more than $15,000.  Can she be included as a dependent of my joint return with my wife? I tried on Turbotax (in Child's income under "Less Common Income) and found "Your child's income does not qualify to be included on your tax return".  Any thoughts you may have are greatly appreciated. 


She can be a dependent if she is under the age of 24 and a full time student and meets all the requirements under the Qualifying Child rules.

You do not enter her earned income on your tax return.  She files her own tax return and indicates on her return that she can be claimed as a dependent.

 

To be a Qualifying Child -

1. The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.
2. The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year, (b) under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student or (c) any age and permanently and totally disabled.
3. The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year. Temporary absences while away at college are considered living with you.
4. The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year.
5. If the child meets the rules to be a qualifying child of more than one person, you must be the person entitled to claim the child as a qualifying child.
6. The child must be a U.S. citizen or U.S., Canada or Mexico resident for some portion of the year.
7. The child must be younger than you unless disabled.