It looks like Turbo Tax allowed me to claim my daughter on my taxes in 2020. She was a full-time student with no income but she turned 24 in August 2020. I assumed 2021 would be the first year I was unable to claim her. But now I think this is incorrect based on my research but it contradicts what Turbo tax allowed.
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There are two types of dependents -- Qualifying Child or Qualifying Relative. Even if she was too old to be a qualifying child it is possible for her to be a qualifying relative if she had less than $4300 of income.
WHO CAN I CLAIM AS A DEPENDENT?
You can claim a child, relative, friend, or fiancé (etc.) as a dependent on your 2020 taxes as long as they meet the following requirements:
Qualifying child
Qualifying relative
When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them. There may be other tax benefits you can get when you claim a dependent.
Related Information:
If she was under 24 on 12/31/2020 and a full time student you could claim her no matter how much she made. But since she is over 23 you can still claim her if she made less than $4,300 for the year. So you're ok. You might still be able to claim her in 2021 if she made less than 4,300.
See IRS Publication 501 starting on page 10 bottom Dependents
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf
Who can I claim as a dependent?
Who you can claim article
@rdarragh33 She can be claimed as a qualifying relative if you meet these requirements: Your gross income is less than $4,300. You may want to look at IRS rules here. https://www.irs.gov/faqs/filing-requirements-status-dependents/dependents/dependents-2
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