Dependant

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
February 29, 2020
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Turbo Tax is telling me I can claim my 20 year old son even though he took 2019 off from college. It is also telling me I can claim head of household. Is this correct?

macuser_22

Alumni - Champ

You can claim a non-student dependent of any age (and file HOH) if the rules for a Qualifying Relative are met.

---Tests to be a Qualifying Relative (& Unrelated Persons)---
(Must meet ALL of these tests to be a dependent)

1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer.

2. The person either must be related to you, or must live with you all year (all 365 days - There are exceptions for temporary absences such as school, illness, business, vacation, military service) as a member of your household.

3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,200 (tax-exempt income, such as certain social security benefits, is not included in gross income)

4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support** for the year.

5. The person is not filing a joint return.

In any case, the person must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. resident alien, U.S. national, or a resident of Canada or Mexico

The above is simplified; see IRS Publication 501 for full information.
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p501#en_US_2018_publink1000220939

** Worksheet for determining support
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p501#en_US_2019_publink1000226268

**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**

SstribliAuthor

Level 2

So why would Turbo Tax let me take the head of household exemption and claim my son if if was not 19 or full time student for 2019 ?

macuser_22

Alumni - Champ

Did yiu read my post above that question - it tells you why.

**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**