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My daughter is 19 and worked during the holidays but her salary wasn’t enough to contribute to the household bills. Is she considered dependent at 19?

mary228584 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:29 GMT

Can 19 year olds be considered dependents if they aren’t in school

Re: My daughter is 19 and worked during the holidays but her salary wasn’t enough to contribute to the household bills. Is she considered dependent at 19?

xmasbaby0 — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 01:08:43 GMT

If your daughter was 19 at the end of 2022 but was not a full-time student, you cannot claim her as a dependent unless she had LESS than $4400 of income in 2022. If she had less than $4400 of income then she is still a qualifying relative and you can get the $500 credit for other dependents by claiming her. She can file her own tax return to seek a refund if tax was withheld from her pay, but she must say on her own return that she can be claimed as someone else's dependent.

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Re: My daughter is 19 and worked during the holidays but her salary wasn’t enough to contribute to the household bills. Is she considered dependent at 19?

DoninGA — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 01:09:12 GMT

Yes, someone who is age 19 or older and not in school can be claimed as a dependent under the Qualifying Relative rules. However, their gross income in 2022 is $4,400 or more they cannot be claimed as a dependent. If you are able to claim her and she files a tax return make sure that she indicates on her tax return that she is a dependent.

To be a Qualifying Relative -

1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld.
2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household.
3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,400 (social security does not count) in 2022
4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.
5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.
6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse.