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Is my Daughter considered a Dependent Child

David_W_Long — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:45:54 GMT

My Daughter graduated High School in 2023 and took a gap year before entering college in Fall 2024. During the first half of 2024 she lived with relatives in another state before coming back to Texas to start college in August. Can i still claim her as a dependent?

Re: Is my Daughter considered a Dependent Child

RobertB4444 — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:49:06 GMT

You can. If she is your daughter and you are providing more than half of her support and she lived with you more than half the year (visiting with relatives would be considered a 'temporary absence') then she is definitely your dependent.

@David_W_Long

Re: Is my Daughter considered a Dependent Child

Hal_Al — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:08:57 GMT

There are two types of dependents, "Qualifying Children"(QC) and Other ("Qualifying Relative" 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.

A child of a taxpayer can still be a “Qualifying Child” (QC) dependent, regardless of his/her income, if:

He is under age 19, or under 24 if a full time student for at least 5 months of the year, or is totally & permanently disabled
He did not provide more than 1/2 his own support. Scholarships are excluded from the support calculation
He lived with the parent (including temporary absences such as away at school) for more than half the year