topic Do deferred student loans co-signed by one parent qualify as support when determining if the child is a qualifying dependent? in Education https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/do-deferred-student-loans-co-signed-by-one-parent-qualify-as-support-when-determining-if-the-child/01/255844#M7127 <P>Parents provide no support other than health insurance. That being said, they cosign on fully deferred student loans. This student has an apartment that they live in full-time, including during the summer. They pay their rent, utilities, clothing, food, and all other expenses. Can the parent still claim the 21-year-old as a qualifying dependent because they co-signed on their student loans if the health insurance and student loans combined meet the 50% support threshold?</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:56:44 GMT B-Beck 2019-06-01T20:56:44Z Do deferred student loans co-signed by one parent qualify as support when determining if the child is a qualifying dependent? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/do-deferred-student-loans-co-signed-by-one-parent-qualify-as-support-when-determining-if-the-child/01/255844#M7127 <P>Parents provide no support other than health insurance. That being said, they cosign on fully deferred student loans. This student has an apartment that they live in full-time, including during the summer. They pay their rent, utilities, clothing, food, and all other expenses. Can the parent still claim the 21-year-old as a qualifying dependent because they co-signed on their student loans if the health insurance and student loans combined meet the 50% support threshold?</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:56:44 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/do-deferred-student-loans-co-signed-by-one-parent-qualify-as-support-when-determining-if-the-child/01/255844#M7127 B-Beck 2019-06-01T20:56:44Z No, cosigning loans and paying for health insurance is no... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/no-cosigning-loans-and-paying-for-health-insurance-is-no/01/255846#M7128 <P>No, cosigning loans and paying for health insurance is not enough to qualify you as their dependent.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:56:45 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/no-cosigning-loans-and-paying-for-health-insurance-is-no/01/255846#M7128 CarolynM 2019-06-01T20:56:45Z If the total of the health insurance and student loans ca... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/if-the-total-of-the-health-insurance-and-student-loans-ca/01/255850#M7129 If the total of the health insurance and student loans calculates to more than 50% of support are they a qualifying dependent? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:56:46 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/if-the-total-of-the-health-insurance-and-student-loans-ca/01/255850#M7129 B-Beck 2019-06-01T20:56:46Z If the loans are in deferment, there is not actual paymen... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/if-the-loans-are-in-deferment-there-is-not-actual-paymen/01/255854#M7130 If the loans are in deferment, there is not actual payment for support. The cosigning does not qualify as support. Paying the student loans would qualify, but a current student typically does not pay on student loans Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:56:48 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/if-the-loans-are-in-deferment-there-is-not-actual-paymen/01/255854#M7130 CarolynM 2019-06-01T20:56:48Z