Sounds like he fits the criteria to be claimed as your qualified relative. You will get the $500 credit for other dependents for claiming him. If he files a tax return himself---to seek a refund of any tax withheld, he needs to say on his own return that he can be claimed as someone else's dependent.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4499708-what-is-the-500-credit-for-other-dependents-family-tax-cre...
Qualifying relative
- They don't have to be related to you (despite the name).
- They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
- They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
- They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
- They lived with you the entire year (exceptions apply).
- They made less than $4,700 in 2023.
- You provided more than half of their financial support
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