https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/we-are-filling-jointly-husband-wife-and-we-have-one-son-19-years-who-is-our-dependent/01/138485#M57693 <P>we have one son who is working part time and full time college, shall we file jointly with us or do we have to file separately !</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:54:21 GMT zeospune 2019-06-01T06:54:21Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/we-are-filling-jointly-husband-wife-and-we-have-one-son-19-years-who-is-our-dependent/01/138485#M57693 <P>we have one son who is working part time and full time college, shall we file jointly with us or do we have to file separately !</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:54:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/we-are-filling-jointly-husband-wife-and-we-have-one-son-19-years-who-is-our-dependent/01/138485#M57693 zeospune 2019-06-01T06:54:21Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/you-and-your-spouse-would-fie-married-filing-jointly-mfj/01/138496#M57702 <P>You and your spouse would fie Married Filing Jointly (MFJ), claim your son as a dependent, claim his exemption, and claim his 1098-T (education expenses) to apply for an education credit.<BR /></P><P>Your <B>son would file his own return</B>, but he needs to elect <I>"Someone else can claim me".</I></P><P></P><P> </P><P><A href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Family/Rules-for-Claiming-a-Dependent-on-Your-Tax-Return/INF12139.html" target="_blank">CLICK HERE for TurboTax help on Rules for Claiming a Dependent on Your Tax Return</A> </P> <P></P><P> </P><P> <A href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/College/Take-Advantage-of-Two-Education-Tax-Credits/INF12132.html" target="_blank">CLICK HERE for TurboTax information about available Education Tax Credits</A> </P><P> <A href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/College/Take-Advantage-of-Two-Education-Tax-Credits/INF12132.html" target="_blank"> </A> </P><P> <A href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Family/The-Dirty-Dozen--12-Tricky-Tax-Dependent-Dilemmas/INF12074.html" target="_blank">CLICK HERE for answers about claiming a student as your dependent</A> </P> <P></P> <P></P><BR /><BR /><BR /> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:54:22 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/you-and-your-spouse-would-fie-married-filing-jointly-mfj/01/138496#M57702 KrisD 2019-06-01T06:54:22Z