topic My son, 19, joined the National Guard and attended basic and AIT school. He will start college in January. Can I claim him as a dependent on this year's taxes? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

My son, 19, joined the National Guard and attended basic and AIT school. He will start college in January. Can I claim him as a dependent on this year's taxes?

djroberts96 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:05:20 GMT

Does the Advanced Individual Training school count toward being in school, per tax purposes? If I cannot claim him, will I be able to claim him as a dependent once he starts school in January?

No, you cannot claim him as dependent in 2017, unless he...

Hal_Al — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:05:22 GMT

No, you cannot claim him as dependent in 2017, unless he was still in high school in the first part of the year.

Army training, including Advanced Individual Training, does not count as being a student for tax purposes. Ye, you should be able to claim him as a dependent once he starts school in January.

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

1. 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

2. He did not provide more than 1/2 his own support. Scholarships are considered third party support and not as support provided by the student.

3. He lived with the parent (including temporary absences such as away at school or military training) for more than half the year

Was his 2017 income more than $4,050?

SweetieJean — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:05:24 GMT

Was his 2017 income more than $4,050?