topic I took my dependent 24 yr old off my medical insurance for 2017 to force her to get a job and out-of-pocket exp was killing me. She didn't get a job. Did I mess up? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-took-my-dependent-24-yr-old-off-my-medical-insurance-for-2017-to-force-her-to-get-a-job-and-out-of/01/716825#M288200 <P>I wasn't going to claim her as a dependent but read I have to.&nbsp;</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:43:26 GMT sunshinekid73 2019-06-06T14:43:26Z I took my dependent 24 yr old off my medical insurance for 2017 to force her to get a job and out-of-pocket exp was killing me. She didn't get a job. Did I mess up? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-took-my-dependent-24-yr-old-off-my-medical-insurance-for-2017-to-force-her-to-get-a-job-and-out-of/01/716825#M288200 <P>I wasn't going to claim her as a dependent but read I have to.&nbsp;</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:43:26 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-took-my-dependent-24-yr-old-off-my-medical-insurance-for-2017-to-force-her-to-get-a-job-and-out-of/01/716825#M288200 sunshinekid73 2019-06-06T14:43:26Z Hi!  To claim a child as a dependent, as of December 31,... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/hi-to-claim-a-child-as-a-dependent-as-of-december-31/01/716834#M288203 <P>Hi!&nbsp; To claim a child as a dependent, as of December 31, 2017, they would have to be less than 19, or a "student" less than 24.&nbsp; If she was 24 at all during the year 2017, you wouldn't be able to claim her as a dependent child.&nbsp; You may be able to claim her as a different category of dependent, which the IRS has a step by step walkthrough to see if she what she could qualify as:&nbsp; </P><P> <A href="https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/whom-may-i-claim-as-a-dependent" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/whom-may-i-claim-as-a-dependent</A> </P><P>Hope this helps!</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:43:28 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/hi-to-claim-a-child-as-a-dependent-as-of-december-31/01/716834#M288203 zappid28 2019-06-06T14:43:28Z My question wasn't if I could claim her as a dependent. M... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-question-wasn-t-if-i-could-claim-her-as-a-dependent-m/01/716841#M288206 My question wasn't if I could claim her as a dependent. My question was is it better to keep paying her medical insurance and claim her or just file single and dump her medical insurance? Which would be financially better for me? Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:43:29 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-question-wasn-t-if-i-could-claim-her-as-a-dependent-m/01/716841#M288206 sunshinekid73 2019-06-06T14:43:29Z