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For 2017 he may still be eligible as a Qualifying Child. You can determine this by checking to see if the disability income (provided from your child's own sources) provided more than half of his support for the year. In other words, if that income was more than the funds you were able to provide for his support.
The Dependency Support Statement (click the link) will be helpful to make your determination as to whether you can claim the dependent exemption for your child or not. It is not an optional choice.
The effect on your return if you are not able to show you provided more than half of his support would be that the earned income tax credit as well as the dependency exemption would not apply to you for last year. And your son would not appear on your tax return.
For 2017 he may still be eligible as a Qualifying Child. You can determine this by checking to see if the disability income (provided from your child's own sources) provided more than half of his support for the year. In other words, if that income was more than the funds you were able to provide for his support.
The Dependency Support Statement (click the link) will be helpful to make your determination as to whether you can claim the dependent exemption for your child or not. It is not an optional choice.
The effect on your return if you are not able to show you provided more than half of his support would be that the earned income tax credit as well as the dependency exemption would not apply to you for last year. And your son would not appear on your tax return.
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