https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/to-claim-him-as-a-dependent-income-does-not-matter-if-you/01/106007#M2960 <P> </P><P>To claim him as a dependent income does not matter if you can answer <B>YES</B> to these questions. </P> <UL> <LI>Do they meet the age requirement? Your child must be under age 19 or, if a full-time student, under age 24. There is no age limit if your child is permanently and totally disabled.</LI> <LI>Do they live with you? Your child must live with you for more than half the year, but several exceptions apply.</LI> <LI>Do you financially support them? Your child may have a job, but that job cannot provide more than half of her support.</LI> <LI>Are you the only person claiming them? This&nbsp;requirement commonly applies to children of divorced parents. Here you must use the “tie breaker rules,” which are found in IRS <A href="http://www.irs.gov/publications/p501/ar02.html#en_US_publink1000220868" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Publication 501</A>. These rules establish income, parentage and residency requirements for claiming a child.</LI> </UL> <P>If he made more than $6,300 then he must file a return. Be sure on his return he selects someone else can claim him as a dependent. <BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:43:58 GMT SherekaB 2019-06-01T04:43:58Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/my-full-time-student-son-who-has-a-scholarship-for-all-tuition-worked-part-time-and-made-14-000-do-i/01/106003#M2958 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:43:56 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/my-full-time-student-son-who-has-a-scholarship-for-all-tuition-worked-part-time-and-made-14-000-do-i/01/106003#M2958 KRose 2019-06-01T04:43:56Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/to-claim-him-as-a-dependent-income-does-not-matter-if-you/01/106007#M2960 <P> </P><P>To claim him as a dependent income does not matter if you can answer <B>YES</B> to these questions. </P> <UL> <LI>Do they meet the age requirement? Your child must be under age 19 or, if a full-time student, under age 24. There is no age limit if your child is permanently and totally disabled.</LI> <LI>Do they live with you? Your child must live with you for more than half the year, but several exceptions apply.</LI> <LI>Do you financially support them? Your child may have a job, but that job cannot provide more than half of her support.</LI> <LI>Are you the only person claiming them? This&nbsp;requirement commonly applies to children of divorced parents. Here you must use the “tie breaker rules,” which are found in IRS <A href="http://www.irs.gov/publications/p501/ar02.html#en_US_publink1000220868" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Publication 501</A>. These rules establish income, parentage and residency requirements for claiming a child.</LI> </UL> <P>If he made more than $6,300 then he must file a return. Be sure on his return he selects someone else can claim him as a dependent. <BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:43:58 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/to-claim-him-as-a-dependent-income-does-not-matter-if-you/01/106007#M2960 SherekaB 2019-06-01T04:43:58Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/my-son-pays-his-own-rent-and-food-however-i-provide-a/01/106013#M2961 My son pays his own rent and food.&nbsp;&nbsp;However, I provide a car, auto insurance, health insurance and cell phone service - which probably is equal in value to what he pays for rent and food each month.&nbsp;&nbsp;Is this good enough justification? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:44:00 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/my-son-pays-his-own-rent-and-food-however-i-provide-a/01/106013#M2961 KRose 2019-06-01T04:44:00Z