topic Can I claim my daughter (22 yrs old) if she lived with me for 8 months before moving out on her own in 2016? She also decided that she do not want to be claim by me anymore. in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Can I claim my daughter (22 yrs old) if she lived with me for 8 months before moving out on her own in 2016? She also decided that she do not want to be claim by me anymore.

dss9fh0720 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:30:29 GMT

I claim her as my dependent in 2015 and she was on my medical, dental and vision insurance from my job throughout 2016.

Was she a full time student in 2016? If not did she have...

DoninGA — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:30:30 GMT

Was she a full time student in 2016? If not did she have gross income of $4,050 or more in 2016?

If she files her own return and claims herself, and files...

PhilipK — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:30:32 GMT

If she files her own return and claims herself, and files before you, then you can't claim her.

You may claim your daughter if she did not make more than...

SeanE1 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:30:32 GMT

You may claim your daughter if she did not make more than $4,050 in 2016 and the conditions for the IRS Qualifying Relative test below have been met:

Qualifying Relative

These 4 tests (all of them) will qualify a relative as a dependent:

Not Qualifying Child: They are not your or another taxpayer’s “qualifying child”
Gross Income: Dependent has to earn less than $4,050 in 2016.
Total Support: You provide more than half of the total support for the year.
Member of Household or Relationship: The person (a friend, girlfriend, non blood relative) must live with you all year as a member of your household or be one of the relatives that doesn’t have to live with you (mother, father, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, stepmother, stepfather, your child, stepchild, foster child, adopted child, etc) Note: this list is not all inclusive.

If you try and efile your tax return and it gets rejected because your daughter has already filed her tax return claiming herself, you can always paper-file your return claiming your daughter. The IRS will most likely investigate as to who rightfully can claim your daughter, and the individual that incorrectly filed will have to amend their tax return, pay additional taxes, interest and a penalty.