https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-our-daughter-claim-the-60-california-renters-credit-if-she-is-claimed-by-us-as-a-dependent-away/01/168030#M68495 <P>The instructions are confusing.&nbsp; The federal requirements for claiming a college student living away from home as a dependent indicate the child is considered living at home as their permanent residence even though they are away at college.&nbsp; The California requirement for renter's credit states the person must be living in their primary residence for more than half the year.&nbsp; Can both be true?</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 14:40:58 GMT spocksbrain 2019-06-01T14:40:58Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-our-daughter-claim-the-60-california-renters-credit-if-she-is-claimed-by-us-as-a-dependent-away/01/168030#M68495 <P>The instructions are confusing.&nbsp; The federal requirements for claiming a college student living away from home as a dependent indicate the child is considered living at home as their permanent residence even though they are away at college.&nbsp; The California requirement for renter's credit states the person must be living in their primary residence for more than half the year.&nbsp; Can both be true?</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 14:40:58 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-our-daughter-claim-the-60-california-renters-credit-if-she-is-claimed-by-us-as-a-dependent-away/01/168030#M68495 spocksbrain 2019-06-01T14:40:58Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-if-the-child-is-only-away-to-attend-school-that-woul/01/168033#M68496 <P>No, if the child is only away to attend school, that would be considered a temporary residence and your home would continue to be her primary residence.&nbsp; The apartment where she lives for school would not be her primary residence.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 14:41:00 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-if-the-child-is-only-away-to-attend-school-that-woul/01/168033#M68496 Anita01 2019-06-01T14:41:00Z