topic Does she file? 19yo daughter resides w/ me > than 1/2 the year, doesn’t provide > 1/2 of her own financial support & full-time student; worked & rec’d VA/GI benefits. in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Does she file? 19yo daughter resides w/ me > than 1/2 the year, doesn’t provide > 1/2 of her own financial support & full-time student; worked & rec’d VA/GI benefits.

kajohnsonkaj — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:07:19 GMT

Earning not over $5K. Received benefits for 1 of 2 college semesters.

Re: Does she file? 19yo daughter resides w/ me > than 1/2 the year, doesn’t provide > 1/2 of her own financial support & full-time student; worked & rec’d VA/GI benefits.

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 21:59:54 GMT

You can still claim a 19 year old full-time student as your dependent.

MY DEPENDENT HAD A JOB

If your dependent has a W-2 for his after-school job, summer job, etc. you do not include the information on your own return. You can still claim your child as a dependent on your own return. He/she can file his own return for a refund of some of his withheld wages (he won’t get back anything for Social Security or Medicare), but MUST indicate on it that he can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return. (Supervise this closely or prepare it for him!)

If your dependent’s earnings were over $400 and were reported on a 1099Misc or 1099NEC then he must file a return and pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.

Re: Does she file? 19yo daughter resides w/ me > than 1/2 the year, doesn’t provide > 1/2 of her ...

MaryK4 — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 22:02:12 GMT

Your daughter would not have a filing requirement. If you claim her as a dependent, her earned income would have to be more than $14,600 (Note if she had withholding she could file for refund of withholding). Her VA/GI benefits are not taxable income for her.