topic College student dependent in State tax filing

College student dependent

Sykeem45 — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:59:06 GMT

Can a parent claim a child in college if she/he dropped out for a full year at age 21 and came back after a full year? Or should the kid claim themselves after coming back and attending a year at age 22?

Re: College student dependent

DoninGA — Tue, 03 May 2022 22:38:27 GMT

It depends. Was the he/she a fulltime student for at least 5 months in 2021? If not did he/she have gross income of $4,300 or more in 2021?

If they were not a full time student in 2021 and had gross income of $4,300 or more in 2021 then the parent nor anyone else can claim them as a dependent on a 2021 tax return.

Re: College student dependent

Sykeem45 — Tue, 03 May 2022 23:31:27 GMT

@DoninGA Was a full student in 2020, Was not a student in 2021 made $4400 , but came back 2022 for a semester to graduate. Who claims Parent or Child

Re: College student dependent

DoninGA — Tue, 03 May 2022 23:34:39 GMT

@Sykeem45 wrote:

@DoninGA Was a full student in 2020, Was not a student in 2021 made $4400 , but came back 2022 for a semester to graduate. Who claims Parent or Child

The parent cannot claim the them as a dependent for tax year 2021. They can file their own 2021 tax return and would not indicate on their return that they can be claimed as a dependent.