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Education

If your son is under 24 and a full time student, the amount of money he made does not matter.  If you cannot claim him as a dependent, you cannot claim the education credits for him.  

 

Relationship: Be your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, half-sister or -brother, stepbrother, stepsister, adopted child or the child of one of these
Age: Be under age 19 or under 24 if a full-time student, or any age if permanently and totally disabled
Residency: Live with you for more than half the year, with some exceptions
Support: Get more than half their financial support from you
Joint return: Not file as married filing jointly unless only to claim a refund of taxes paid or withheld

 

Dependents | Internal Revenue Service

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