topic how do i add a dependant to my indiana state taxes. my 20 year old full time student didnt qaulify for federal because she made to much but i think she qaulify for state in State tax filing

how do i add a dependant to my indiana state taxes. my 20 year old full time student didnt qaulify for federal because she made to much but i think she qaulify for state

mattjhendershot — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:46:55 GMT

Re: how do i add a dependant to my indiana state taxes. my 20 year old full time student didnt qaulify for federal because she made to much but i think she qaulify for state

DoninGA — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:52:23 GMT

A 20 year old who is a full time student would be a dependent under the Qualifying Child rules. Under those rules their income is not relevant, only if they provided over one-have of their own support would they not be able to be claimed as a dependent.

To be a Qualifying Child -

1. The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.
2. The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year, (b) under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student or (c) any age and permanently and totally disabled.
3. The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year. Temporary absences while away at college are considered living with you.
4. The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year.
5. If the child meets the rules to be a qualifying child of more than one person, you must be the person entitled to claim the child as a qualifying child.
6. The child must be a U.S. citizen or U.S., Canada or Mexico resident for some portion of the year.
7. The child must be younger than you unless disabled.

Go back to My Info on the left side of the online program screen. Edit the dependent and carefully check your answers to the questions.

Make sure you select them as your Child, that you selected that they lived in your home for the Whole Year, temporary absence for education is deemed living in your home. That they did NOT provide over one-half of their own support (You Did), that you indicated there was no one else in the household providing support to them, and that you did NOT check the box labeled Not valid for employment in the Social Security number section.

If all your answers are correct then delete them as a dependent and re-enter.

Re: how do i add a dependant to my indiana state taxes. my 20 year old full time student didnt qaulify for federal because she made to much but i think she qaulify for state

Hal_Al — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:10:34 GMT

There are two types of dependents, "Qualifying Children"(QC) and Other ("Qualifying Relative" in IRS parlance even though they don't have to actually be related). There is no income limit for a QC but there is an age limit, student status, a relationship test and residence test.

The support test is different for each type. The support test, for a QC, is only that the child didn't provide more than half his own support. The support test for a Qualifying Relative is that the taxpayer provided more than half the relative's support.

So, it doesn't matter how much she earned. What matters is how much she spent on support. Money she put into savings does not count as support he spent on himself.

The support value of the home, provided by the parent, is the fair market rental value of the home plus utilities & other expenses divided by the number of occupants.

Scholarships are excluded from the support calculation.

The IRS has a worksheet that can be used to help with the support calculation. See: http://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/globalmedia/teacher/worksheet_for_determining_support_4012.pdf