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claiming dependent

melb67 — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:53:13 GMT

I live in Ohio my daughter goes to college in Tennessee, got a tennessee drivers license but I pay her rent and give her money for food. can I claim her even though she has an out of state license?

Re: claiming dependent

xmasbaby0 — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:57:01 GMT

Living away at school is considered to be a "temporary absence" from home; you can still say a dependent college student lived with you on your own tax return.

That being said---is she under the age of 24?

Qualifying child

They're related to you.
They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
They're under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).

No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children.

They lived with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply).
They didn't provide more than half of their own support for the year.

Re: claiming dependent

DoninGA — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:57:13 GMT

What type of drivers license she has is not relevant for claiming her as a dependent under the Qualifying Child rules, assuming she is under the age of 24 and full time student.

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: claiming dependent

melb67 — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:00:10 GMT

yes she is, thank you for your response