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posted Mar 28, 2020 4:07:34 PM

unpaid internships after graduation from college and being a dependent

My daughter was 22-23 in 2019. After graduating in 2018 with her B.S. degree, she did 3 unpaid internships (all away from home) - one in the fall of 2018, one in spring of 2019, and one in summer of 2019. Then in August of 2019, she took a part-time job and started partially supporting herself.  For the first 7 months of 2019, I paid for all her expenses while she did the last 2 internships, but she was living away from home. 

My question is whether these unpaid internships count as education or not since she had already graduated college so that she can be claimed under the credit for other dependents. In Turbo Tax, I would have to say she lived with me those 7 month I believe for the software to generate that credit. She made about $7000 in her part time job. 

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Level 15
Mar 28, 2020 4:30:16 PM

Since she was not a student and earned more than $4,200 she is not your dependent.