https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-my-parents-claim-me-if-i-am-19-years-old-working-full-time-live-at-home-but-not-yet-in-college/01/3154501#M1158379 Can my parents claim me if I am 19 years old, working full time, live at home but not yet in school? Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:02:25 GMT bbarton2006 2026-02-10T09:02:25Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-my-parents-claim-me-if-i-am-19-years-old-working-full-time-live-at-home-but-not-yet-in-college/01/3154501#M1158379 Can my parents claim me if I am 19 years old, working full time, live at home but not yet in school? Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:02:25 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-my-parents-claim-me-if-i-am-19-years-old-working-full-time-live-at-home-but-not-yet-in-college/01/3154501#M1158379 bbarton2006 2026-02-10T09:02:25Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-can-my-parents-claim-me-if-i-am-19-years-old-working-full-time-live-at-home-but-not-yet-in/01/3154505#M1158382 <P>Maybe. &nbsp;What was your age as of Dec 31, 2023? &nbsp; &nbsp;And how much income did you earn in 2023?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/claim-dependent/L5oTvTJuN_US_en_US?uid=ls15rdac" target="_blank">Who can I claim as a dependent?</A></P> Wed, 31 Jan 2024 02:18:38 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-can-my-parents-claim-me-if-i-am-19-years-old-working-full-time-live-at-home-but-not-yet-in/01/3154505#M1158382 DawnC 2024-01-31T02:18:38Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-can-my-parents-claim-me-if-i-am-19-years-old-working-full-time-live-at-home-but-not-yet-in/01/3154529#M1158395 <P>Q. Can my parents claim me if I am 19 years old, working full time, live at home but not yet in college?</P> <P>A. No.</P> <P>There are two types of dependents, "Qualifying Children"(QC) and Other ("Qualifying Relative" [QR] in IRS parlance even though they don't have to actually be related). There is no income limit for a QC but there is an age limit, student status, a relationship test and residence test. Only a QC qualifies a taxpayer for the Earned Income Credit and the Child Tax Credit. They are interrelated but the rules are different for each.</P> <P>The support test is different for each type. The support test, for a QC, is only that the child didn't provide more than half his own support. The support test for a Qualifying Relative is that the taxpayer provided more than half the relative's support.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You cannot be a QC because you are over 18 and not a full time student.&nbsp; You cannot be a QR because your income for the year was more than $4700 (I assume because you're "working full time").&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P>See full dependent rules at: <STRONG><A href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Family/Rules-for-Claiming-a-Dependent-on-Your-Tax-Return/INF12139.html" target="_blank">https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Family/Rules-for-Claiming-a-Dependent-on-Your-Tax-Return/INF12139.html</A></STRONG></P> Wed, 31 Jan 2024 02:31:09 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-can-my-parents-claim-me-if-i-am-19-years-old-working-full-time-live-at-home-but-not-yet-in/01/3154529#M1158395 Hal_Al 2024-01-31T02:31:09Z