Hi, my daughter will have $35000 income this year, she is 22 and going to graduate school, can I claim her as dependent if I pay her about $90000 tuition?
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If she is under the age of 24 and a full time student then her income is not a factor. Only if she provides over one-half of her own support becomes a factor under the Qualify Child rules.
You can claim her as a dependent if she meets all requirements under the rules.
To be a Qualifying Child -
1. The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.
2. The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year, (b) under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student or (c) any age and permanently and totally disabled.
3. The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year. Temporary absences while away at college are considered living with you.
4. The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year.
5. If the child meets the rules to be a qualifying child of more than one person, you must be the person entitled to claim the child as a qualifying child.
6. The child must be a U.S. citizen or U.S., Canada or Mexico resident for some portion of the year.
7. The child must be younger than you unless disabled.
In your case, it sounds like there are only two areas to be concerned about:
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