You can claim your Son as a dependent for 2018 if ALL of these qualifications are met: (From your question I am assuming he is over 18 and not a full-time student, if this is not correct, please comment below). He is a citizen of the US He is related to you He has income of less than $4,150 He is not claimed as a dependent by anyone else He is not filing a joint return You provided more than 1/2 of his supportYou can also check out this IRSTool which walks you through a set of questions to help determine if youcan claim someone as a Dependent: https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/whom-may-i-claim-as-a-dependent.

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moses0928

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Can I claim my son if he did not earn any income for 2018

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June 1, 2019
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RachelW33

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You can claim your Son as a dependent for 2018 if ALL of these qualifications are met: (From your question I am assuming he is over 18 and not a full-time student, if this is not correct, please comment below).

He is a citizen of the US
He is related to you
He has income of less than $4,150
He is not claimed as a dependent by anyone else
He is not filing a joint return
You provided more than 1/2 of his support

You can also check out this IRS Tool which walks you through a set of questions to help determine if you can claim someone as a Dependent: https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/whom-may-i-claim-as-a-dependent.

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