One more issue before I crunch the numbers. You said " My Daughter (19 on May 2022) worked for the first 6.5 months to gather some money to help pay for her college. She earned about $16,000. After that, she started full time college."
When did she start college. It makes a big difference whether it was Sept or Aug. (unless she was still in high school earlier in the year).
A child of a taxpayer can still be a “Qualifying Child” (QC) dependent, regardless of his/her income, if:
- He is under age 19 (on 12-31-22), or under 24 if a full time student for at least 5 months of the year, or is totally & permanently disabled
Starting anytime in August, even Aug. 31, meets the 5 month rule. If she started in Sept, she cannot be you dependent, under the qualifying child rules and her income is too high under the qualifying relative rules.
