@DK791 wrote:
Is it possible to receive the stimulus payments for an adult child who is dependent? Or possibly have her receive them? She has been claimed as such in the past. For 2019 taxes her parents received the $500 tax credit.
She has had no income for at least the past three years, and meets all of the requirements for dependency.
No. A dependent can be no older than 16 at the end of 2020 for the stimulus.
The most that an adult depended can get you is the $500 other dependent credit of all the requirements are met. If not related then they must have lived with you all year.
---Tests to be a Qualifying Relative (& Unrelated Persons)---
(Must meet ALL of these tests to be a dependent)
1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer.
2. The person either must be related to you, or must live with you all year (all 365 days as a member of your household - There are exceptions for temporary absences such as school, illness, business, vacation, military service).
3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,300 (tax-exempt income, such as certain social security benefits, is not included in gross income)
4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support** for the year.
5. The person is not filing a joint return.
In any case, the person must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. resident alien, U.S. national, or a resident of Canada or Mexico
The above is simplified; see IRS Publication 501 for full information.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf
** Pub 501 Worksheet 2 for determining support
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p501#en_US_2020_publink1000292527
**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**
