Can I claim my son who made over 40k last year? We still provided for him and he was still in high school

e116511 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 03:06:41 GMT

Re: Can I claim my son who made over 40k last year? We still provided for him and he was still in high school

DoninGA — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 18:29:33 GMT

You may be able to claim him as a dependent under the Qualifying Child rules if he is under the age of 19. However, if he provided over one-half of his own support you will not be able to claim him as a dependent.

To be a Qualifying Child -

1. The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.
2. The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year, (b) under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student or (c) any age and permanently and totally disabled.
3. The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year. Temporary absences while away at college are considered living with you.
4. The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year.
5. If the child meets the rules to be a qualifying child of more than one person, you must be the person entitled to claim the child as a qualifying child.
6. The child must be a U.S. citizen or U.S., Canada or Mexico resident for some portion of the year.
7. The child must be younger than you unless disabled.

Re: Can I claim my son who made over 40k last year? We still provided for him and he was still in high school

Mike9241 — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 23:01:53 GMT

the issue is support. if he provided over 50% of his support, you can't claim him.

here is a link to a IRS worksheet it can be found in IRS PUB 501

https://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/globalmedia/teacher/worksheet_for_determining_support_4012.pdf

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