topic If I don't make any income and am a single parent, but my son receives a social security check until he is no longer a student,does he provide more than 1/2 of his income in Retirement tax questions

If I don't make any income and am a single parent, but my son receives a social security check until he is no longer a student,does he provide more than 1/2 of his income

weston2 — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:33:17 GMT

This is the only income we use for living expenses. He is 19 and a full time student. Would he be considered a dependent?

Re: If I don't make any income and am a single parent, but my son receives a social security chec...

JamesG1 — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:50:39 GMT

It sounds like neither you or your son have been required to file a state or Federal tax return for 2018 or 2019. In the eyes of the IRS your son is not a dependent if he is not claimed as a dependent on a Federal tax return.

You will receive a stimulus check if you:

Have a Social Security number.
Have filed taxes in 2018 or 2019, or don't earn enough to file but receive Social Security payments.
Earned less than $99,000 for single filers, $136,500 for heads of household, or $198,000 for married filers according to the most recent tax return filed.
Are not claimed by someone else as a dependent.

Re: If I don't make any income and am a single parent, but my son receives a social security chec...

fanfare — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 06:44:59 GMT

he doesn't provide half of his own support because Social security doesn't count.

As long as he is under 24 and a student at the end of the tax year, he is your qualifying child.