https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-son-was-with-me-for-9-months-before-joining-the-military-prior-he-was-a-full-time-student-and/01/247627#M103976 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:15:13 GMT elgallo0824 2019-06-01T20:15:13Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-son-was-with-me-for-9-months-before-joining-the-military-prior-he-was-a-full-time-student-and/01/247627#M103976 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:15:13 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-son-was-with-me-for-9-months-before-joining-the-military-prior-he-was-a-full-time-student-and/01/247627#M103976 elgallo0824 2019-06-01T20:15:13Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/simple-answer-yes-a-child-of-a-taxpayer-can-still-be-a/01/247636#M103983 <P>Simple answer: yes.</P><P></P><P> <SPAN>A child of a taxpayer can still be a “Qualifying Child” (QC) dependent, <B>regardless of his/her income</B>, if:</SPAN> </P> <P>1. He is under age 19, or under 24 if a full time student for at least 5 months of the year, or is totally &amp; permanently disabled</P> <P>2. He did not provide more than 1/2 his own support. Scholarships are considered third party support and not as support provided by the student.</P> <P>3. He lived with the parent (including temporary absences such as military basic &amp; AIT training) for more than half the year</P> <P>So, it doesn't matter how much he earned. What matters is how much he spent on support. Money he put into savings does not count as support he spent on him self.</P> <P>The support value of the home, provided by the parent, is the fair market rental value of the home plus utilities &amp; other expenses divided by the number of occupants.</P> <P>Furthermore, there is a rule that says IF somebody else CAN claim him as a dependent, he is not allowed to claim himself. If he has sufficient income (usually more than $12.000), he can &amp; should still file taxes. In TurboTax, he indicates that somebody else can claim him as a dependent, at the personal information section.&nbsp;&nbsp;TT will check that box on form 1040.</P> <P>Even if he had less, he is allowed to file if he needs to get back income tax withholding. He cannot get back social security or&nbsp;Medicare&nbsp;tax withholding.</P><BR /><P></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:15:14 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/simple-answer-yes-a-child-of-a-taxpayer-can-still-be-a/01/247636#M103983 Hal_Al 2019-06-01T20:15:14Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/it-depends-if-he-provided-more-than-half-of-his-own-sup/01/247648#M103988 <P>It depends.&nbsp; If he provided more than half of his own support for the year, then you cannot claim him as a dependent.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>If he did not provide more than half of his own support and was under 24 years old, and is not filing a joint return with a spouse (if he is married now), then you can claim him as a dependent.&nbsp;</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:15:16 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/it-depends-if-he-provided-more-than-half-of-his-own-sup/01/247648#M103988 Vanessa 2019-06-01T20:15:16Z