https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-claim-my-23-year-old-son-who-lives-with-me-but-made-over-4-050-in-2016-but-was-a-full-time/01/85459#M36474 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:20:39 GMT rrrussell8888 2019-06-01T03:20:39Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-claim-my-23-year-old-son-who-lives-with-me-but-made-over-4-050-in-2016-but-was-a-full-time/01/85459#M36474 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:20:39 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-claim-my-23-year-old-son-who-lives-with-me-but-made-over-4-050-in-2016-but-was-a-full-time/01/85459#M36474 rrrussell8888 2019-06-01T03:20:39Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/you-may-not-be-able-to-claim-him-the-requirements-to-cla/01/85462#M36476 <P>You may not be able to claim him. The requirements to claim your son (as a qualifying child dependent) are as follows:</P><UL> <LI><P>He is between the ages of 19 and 24 (23 is the last year that this applies),</P></LI> <LI><P>He was a full time student for 2016</P></LI> <UL> <LI><P>To be a student, they must be, <B><U>during some part of each of any 5 calendar months of the year</U></B>:</P></LI> <UL> <LI><P>A full-time student at a school that has a regular teaching staff, course of study, and a regularly enrolled student body at the school, or</P></LI> <LI><P>A student taking a full-time, on-farm training course given by a school described in (1), or by a state, county, or local government agency.</P></LI> </UL> <LI><P>The 5 calendar months don't have to be consecutive.</P></LI> </UL> </UL><UL> <LI><P>He did not provide more than half of his own support.</P></LI> <UL><LI><P>This test is different from the support test to be a qualifying relative, which is described later. However, to see what is or isn't support, see<A href="https://www.irs.gov/publications/p501/ar02.html#en_US_2016_publink1000220972" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Support Test (To Be a Qualifying Relative)</A> , later. If you aren't sure whether a child provided more than half of his or her own support, you may find<A href="https://www.irs.gov/publications/p501/ar02.html#en_US_2016_publink1000292527" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Worksheet 2</A> helpful.</P></LI></UL> <LI><P>He did not file a joint tax return.</P></LI> <UL><LI><P>An exception to the joint return test applies if your child and his or her spouse file a joint return only to claim a refund of income tax withheld or estimated tax paid.</P></LI></UL> </UL><P> <SPAN><BR />The issue that will most like prevent you from claiming him is if he was enrolled for a full five months or not. If he only attended part of one semester (usually less than 5 months) you would be out of luck claiming him as a dependent. He does not qualify as a qualifying relative dependent because he made more than 4,050 dollars.</SPAN> <BR /> </P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:20:40 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/you-may-not-be-able-to-claim-him-the-requirements-to-cla/01/85462#M36476 Phillip1 2019-06-01T03:20:40Z