My 22 year old son lives with me,but did some contract work in 2019,so I know he will have to pay taxes on what he made. This is the 1st year this has happened, my question is ,can i still claim him a

thibodeauxtd — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 08:05:31 GMT

Re: My 22 year old son lives with me,but did some contract work in 2019,so I know he will have to pay taxes on what he made. This is the 1st year this has happened, my question is ,can i still claim him a

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 17:58:48 GMT

Was your son a full-time student in 2019? Did he have over $4200 of income in 2019?

WHO CAN I CLAIM AS A DEPENDENT?

You can claim a child, relative, friend, fiance (etc.) as a dependent on your 2019 taxes as long as they meet the following requirements:

Qualifying child

• They are related to you.

• They cannot be claimed as a dependent by someone else.

• They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.

• They are not filing a joint return with their spouse.

• They are under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).

• They live with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply).

Qualifying relative

• They don't have to be related to you (despite the name).

• They cannot be claimed as a dependent by someone else.

• They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.

• They are not filing a joint return with their spouse.

• They lived with you the entire year.

• They made less than $4200 (not counting Social Security)

• You provided more than half of their financial support. More info

When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them.

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