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Can I could claim as a dependent due to she is a full time student?

karenschon63 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:45:24 GMT

when does it stop that I can't claim her as a full time student working part time

Re: Can I could claim as a dependent due to she is a full time student?

DoninGA — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:20:24 GMT

For tax year 2024 if she was age 24 or older and has gross income of $5,050 or more then no one can claim her as a dependent, full time student or not.

Re: Can I could claim as a dependent due to she is a full time student?

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:21:23 GMT

WHO CAN I CLAIM AS A DEPENDENT?

You can claim a child, relative, friend, or fiancé (etc.) as a dependent on your 2023 tax return as long as they meet the following requirements:

Qualifying child

They're related to you.
They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
They're under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).

No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children.

They lived with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply).
They didn't provide more than half of their own support for the year.

Qualifying relative

They don't have to be related to you (despite the name).
They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
They lived with you the entire year (exceptions apply).
They made less than $5050 in 2024.
You provided more than half of their financial support.

When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them. There may be other tax benefits you can get when you claim a dependent.

MY DEPENDENT HAD A JOB

If your dependent has a W-2 for his after-school job, summer job, etc. you do not include the information on your own return. You can still claim your child as a dependent on your own return. He/she can file his own return for a refund of some of his withheld wages (he won’t get back anything for Social Security or Medicare), but MUST indicate on it that he can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return. (Supervise this closely or prepare it for him!)

If your dependent’s earnings were over $400 and were reported on a 1099Misc or 1099NEC then he must file a return and pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.

You might also want to use free software from the IRS Free File versions:

https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/

Re: Can I could claim as a dependent due to she is a full time student?

Hal_Al — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:28:02 GMT

Q. When does it stop that I can't claim her as a full time student working part time?

A. The year she turns 24 or stops being a Full Time student (if her total time, as a full time student is less than parts of 5 calendar months). For example, being a full time student from any day in January to any day in May (even May 1st) counts as being a full time student for 5 months. It does not matter how much money she made.

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. Only a QC qualifies a taxpayer for the Earned Income 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.

See full dependent rules, see the other reply or at: https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Family/Rules-for-Claiming-a-Dependent-on-Your-Tax-Return/INF12139.html