topic I have two questions. my 18 year old son went away to college in 2016. do I put down that he only lived with me the time he was home? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-have-two-questions-my-18-year-old-son-went-away-to-college-in-2016-do-i-put-down-that-he-only/01/67053#M28376 also, my 80 year old father in law came to live with us. he only has medicare checks. can I claim him on my taxes? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:07:18 GMT chad-nations 2019-06-01T02:07:18Z I have two questions. my 18 year old son went away to college in 2016. do I put down that he only lived with me the time he was home? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-have-two-questions-my-18-year-old-son-went-away-to-college-in-2016-do-i-put-down-that-he-only/01/67053#M28376 also, my 80 year old father in law came to live with us. he only has medicare checks. can I claim him on my taxes? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:07:18 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-have-two-questions-my-18-year-old-son-went-away-to-college-in-2016-do-i-put-down-that-he-only/01/67053#M28376 chad-nations 2019-06-01T02:07:18Z Your son being away at school is a "temporary absence" so... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/your-son-being-away-at-school-is-a-temporary-absence-so/01/67070#M28387 <P>Your son being away at school is a "temporary absence" so you still say he lived with you all year. &nbsp;As for your father-in-law, "<I>medicare checks</I>?" &nbsp;Do you actually mean Social Security? &nbsp;When did he come to live with you?</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:07:19 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/your-son-being-away-at-school-is-a-temporary-absence-so/01/67070#M28387 xmasbaby0 2019-06-01T02:07:19Z