topic Can my parents claim me for 2020? They paid all my living expenses and i am not a student. i turned 19 november 27 in Education

Can my parents claim me for 2020? They paid all my living expenses and i am not a student. i turned 19 november 27

tommycanyouhearm — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:01:31 GMT

Re: Can my parents claim me for 2020? They paid all my living expenses and i am not a student. i turned 19 november 27

DoninGA — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:04:54 GMT

If your gross income in 2020 was less than $4,300 then they can claim you as a dependent under the Qualifying Relative rules if you meet all the requirements.

To be a Qualifying Relative -

1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld.
2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household.
3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,300 (social security does not count) in 2020
4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.
5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.
6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse.

Re: Can my parents claim me for 2020? They paid all my living expenses and i am not a student. i turned 19 november 27

Hal_Al — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:38:08 GMT

There are two types of dependents, "Qualifying Children"(QC) and standard ("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. Only a QC qualifies a taxpayer for the Earned Income Credit and the Child Tax Credit. They are interrelated but the rules are different for each.

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.

Since you are over 18 and not a fulltime student, you can not be a QC. So, then we look to see if the qualifying relative rules apply and the big one is: did you have more than $4300 of income.