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Can i add my 18 year old daughter as a dependent if she made $12,000 in 2024?

belenescalante2546 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:59:35 GMT

I made $40,000. She turned 18years old in August.

Re: Can i add my 18 year old daughter as a dependent if she made $12,000 in 2024?

xmasbaby0 — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:17:05 GMT

An 18 year old can still be a qualifying child dependent even if she earned $12K.

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.

You might also want to use free software from the IRS Free File versions:

https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/

Re: Can i add my 18 year old daughter as a dependent if she made $12,000 in 2024?

ThomasM125 — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:27:49 GMT

If your child was under the age of 19 on the last day of the tax year, you may be able to claim her as a dependent even if she earned more than $5,050, the income limit for dependents over 18 years old (unless a full-time student). You can read more about claiming a dependent in this TurboTax article.