Hi -
I do not think that I was clear with my question. I do not understand your answer.
We are not interested in the American Opportunity credit. And I do not need info on the types of dependents.
The question is can my son be independent.
Your answer said Yes?? I did not udnertand if you are saying yes or no! You said 'Yes, it the tution and expenses paid by scholarship (third pary) are large enough. But then you go on to say the parent can still claim his as dependent - BUT thats wasnt my question - I want to know if he can claim independent?? Then you say he cannot claim indpendent - and that it is not necessary for him to provide more than half his support - but thats what I ahve read all over - you said that he can be indpendent if he doent qualify as somoen elses dependent. in 2021 he cannot be claimed a a dependent by either parent. IT is not clear how to calculate support - that worksheet is absurd that is provided and he doens stay in either parents house - so what caluclation is sued to determine his support? If he porvided more of his own money than he got from any parent more than 50% but also lived off scholarhsip then how do we determine if he provided 50% - does scholarhsip go in denominaator or just the total from him and aprents wtih his amt in numerator? In which case he provided 505 of support.
Howver that amount was not enough to live on - e used the scholarhsip as well...teh schoalrhsip provided more than any parent - parents provided no supoprt.
I have to get this done byu Friday so I hope you can answer - it is better for him to be indpendent in 2021 - also in 2022 he will not be indepednent becaause he will not be porivede 50% of his support and scholarhsip will be much smaller - can he be indpendent one year andno the next or once he is indpendent he must stay that way? Thanks so much
I am a single mom on disability and not married to his father. Neither of us provide 50% of his support and He lives at school and then when not at school -i.e summer he was out of state for an internship and supported himself with savings and earnings. He goes to Princeton and has a sizeable scholarhsip iwth box 5 far in excess of box 1 on 1098t.
Can scholarship count as part of his support if it is very large? And if not, then if he is not a dependent for either parent - and lives at school or out of state in summer- then why can't he be considered indpendent. hsi twin sister is filing first time and had loans that did count as her support so is independent.
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