@davecohen wrote:
Wow - thanks for all the quick responses! Sounds like No for Qualifying Child, but Yes for Qualifying Relative. BUT: What if I do NOT want to claim him as a dependent? There are several reasons I am looking at, including health insurance - which I think would not matter if a QR - and for pulling money out of 529 plan (so not taxed at parent's rate). Does the "Can someone claim you as a dependent" on his return HAVE to be answered Yes if he would fit as QR?
If he cannot be a Qualifying Child then simply do not enter him at all if you do not want to claim him. Nothing requires you so do so.
However, if you CAN claim him whether you do or not, he still say that he can be calmed as a dependent.
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