Rockingc
New Member

Claiming new military recruit

My 17 year old joined the Marines on May 28th, 2024. His 18th birthday was the same day he graduated boot camp, in August 2024. He is still in advanced training (it's now Jan 2025). He was a full time student until he graduated a week before he left for bootcamp. Can I claim him as dependent for head of household?  I'm divorced so can't claim for deduction or child tax, only head of household and EIC. This answer also effects his father who does get the dependent deductions.