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20 year old son - dependent

Madlab332 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:25:02 GMT

My son turned 20 on 12/20/2023. He lives with us full-time and we provide over half of his support. He is not a full-time student and made under $1,000 in 2023. He is not disabled. He is not married. Turbo tax tells me that he qualifies as a dependent but I don't think that is correct? Can he be claimed as a dependent?

Re: 20 year old son - dependent

xmasbaby0 — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 15:20:26 GMT

If your 20 year old son made less than $4700 he can be claimed as a qualified relative dependent and you get the $500 credit for other dependents.

CREDIT FOR OTHER DEPENDENTS

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4499708-what-is-the-500-credit-for-other-dependents-family-tax-credit

Re: 20 year old son - dependent

DoninGA — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 15:21:34 GMT

Someone who is age 19 or older, not a full time student, not married and with gross income in 2023 of less than $4,700 can be a dependent under the Qualifying Relative rules. Claiming him as a dependent you would receive a Other Dependent Credit of $500 on your tax return.

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 $4,700 (social security does not count) in 2023
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.

Re: 20 year old son - dependent

Madlab332 — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 15:24:49 GMT

Thank you. And I assume that since he only has a w-2 with $800 for 2023. I don't include that on my joint return and I don't need to file a return for him separately? Thanks again.

Re: 20 year old son - dependent

DoninGA — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 15:35:11 GMT

@Madlab332 wrote:

Thank you. And I assume that since he only has a w-2 with $800 for 2023. I don't include that on my joint return and I don't need to file a return for him separately? Thanks again.

Correct. You do not enter his earned income on your tax return. He does not need to file a tax return since his income is below the filing requirement of $13,850 for a Single taxpayer.

Re: 20 year old son - dependent

insatty — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 15:44:13 GMT

Yes.