MY 19YO DAUGHTER MADE $5000, I CANNOT CLAIM HER AS A DEPENDENT. CAN I CLAIM THE DEDUCTION FOR HER MEDICAL EXPENSES THAT I PAID. I PROVIDE MORE THAN 50% OF HER SUPPORT?

[egner71]

SHE IS NOT A STUDENT

[MinhT · Accepted solution]

Yes, you can claim your daughter's medical expenses that you paid out-of-pocket, even if she is not your dependent.

This is what the IRS says:

You can include medical expenses you paid for an individual that would have been your dependent except that:

1. He or she received gross income of $4,050 or more in 2016,
2. He or she filed a joint return for 2016, or
3. You, or your spouse if filing jointly, could be claimed as a dependent on someone else's 2016 return.