topic My daughter is attending BS at Arizona State University as Intl student. I support her 100% on her fees expenses . Do i need to mention as full time student in 2024. in Education

My daughter is attending BS at Arizona State University as Intl student. I support her 100% on her fees expenses . Do i need to mention as full time student in 2024.

krishnapriya183 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:49:00 GMT

Does she qualify as dependent while filing taxes . She is 21 years old and earned less than 5050$ last year through her on campus job.

Re: My daughter is attending BS at Arizona State University as Intl student. I support her 100% on her fees expenses . Do i need to mention as full time student in 2024.

bosso3 — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:09:39 GMT

I suggest you review the IRS info about dependents at

https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/dependents

Read about the requirements, or there is a link to ask you questions and give you an answer.

Re: My daughter is attending BS at Arizona State University as Intl student. I support her 100% on her fees expenses . Do i need to mention as full time student in 2024.

Hal_Al — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:13:34 GMT

It depends on what "as Intl student" means.

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.

A child of a taxpayer can still be a “Qualifying Child” (QC) dependent, regardless of his/her income, if:

He is under age 19, or under 24 if a full time student for at least 5 months of the year, or is totally & permanently disabled
He did not provide more than 1/2 his own support. Scholarships are excluded from the support calculation
He lived with the parent (including temporary absences such as away at school) for more than half the year

A person can still be a Qualifying relative dependent, if not a Qualifying Child, if he meets the 6 tests for claiming a dependent:

Closely Related OR live with the taxpayer ALL year
His/her gross taxable income for the year must be less than $5050 for 2024.
The taxpayer must have provided more than 1/2 his support

In either case:

He must be a US citizen or resident of the US, Canada or Mexico
He must not file a joint return with his spouse or be claiming a dependent of his own
He must not be the qualifying child of another taxpayer

He must have a US social security number or tax identification number (TIN)

Re: My daughter is attending BS at Arizona State University as Intl student. I support her 100% on her fees expenses . Do i need to mention as full time student in 2024.

NCperson — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:33:21 GMT

@krishnapriya183 it is confusing as there are two flavors of dependents : qualifying children (QC) and qualifying relatives (QR).

a QC is under 19 or under 24 and a full time college student. There is no income measurement. The dependent provides LESS THAN 50% of their own support and lives with the taxpayer at least 6 months of the year (living at college is temporarily away from home and considered living at home)

a QR is not a QC and there is an income requirement not to exceed $5050 (2024). A blood relative doesn't have to live with the taxpayer. The taxpayer provides at least 50% of the dependent's financial support.

In all likelihood, your college age student is a QC.