Why does my daughter, aged 24, who is a full time student , who lives at home yet had income over 4120 NOT qualify as a dependent?

lizjelstrom — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 12:56:20 GMT

Re: Why does my daughter, aged 24, who is a full time student , who lives at home yet had income over 4120 NOT qualify as a dependent?

DoninGA — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 13:01:41 GMT

Since she is age 24 she is no longer eligible to be claimed as a dependent under the Qualifying Child rules where her income is not a factor. To claim a dependent age 24 or older they must meet the requirements under the Qualifying Relative rules where their gross income must be less than $4,200.

To be a Qualifying Relative -

1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld.
2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household.
3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,200 (social security does not count) in 2019
4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.
5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.

6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse.

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: Why does my daughter, aged 24, who is a full time student , who lives at home yet had income over 4120 NOT qualify as a dependent?

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 22:04:53 GMT

this may in part be due to TT not being updated for 2019 tax laws. many updates to come and can't file anyway.

she's too old to be a qualifying child even if a student - must be under 24 by the end of 2019

she could qualify as a qualifying relative, but her income must be less that $4200 for 2019 and she can't be claiming herself as a dependent on her return

she would seem to meet the other requirements to be a qualifying relative.

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Why does my daughter, aged 24, who is a full time student , who lives at home yet had income over 4120 NOT qualify as a dependent?

Re: Why does my daughter, aged 24, who is a full time student , who lives at home yet had income over 4120 NOT qualify as a dependent?

Re: Why does my daughter, aged 24, who is a full time student , who lives at home yet had income over 4120 NOT qualify as a dependent?