My Wife and I got married in December, 2021. I intended to file a return as Married and Jointly, but learned today that her father intends to claim her as a dependent, as she lived with them from January to August of 2021.
My wife was 20-21 years old during the year of 2021 and was not a student during that time. She grossed over $10k during the year from her job. While he certainly provided for more than half of her living expenses during the time she lived there, can he still claim her as a dependent?
Unfortunately, it throws a wrench in my acquisition of the American Opportunity tax credit, as I was a full-time student during 2021, but am no longer eligible for that credit if my wife is claimed as a dependent by her father. What's the right course of action here? Can he, indeed, claim her as a dependent?
