@Ognak1 wrote:
Thanks for replying.
"You do not say why you are not claiming your 19 year old as a dependent. Is the other parent claiming her?"
Yes. I supported my daughter but she lived
primarily with her mother until now. We both just started paying her rent, tuition, food, etc equally this month.
Now that this is the case, how do we both claim her as our dependant?
No, you both cannot claim her as a dependent. The tax code does not allow that.
Assuming that she is under the age of 24 and is a full time student -
If she would normally be living with her mother when not is school and she has lived in her mother's home for more than 6 months in the year, then only her mother can claim her as a dependent.
