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Yes, it sounds like you can. He must meet all the qualifications below:
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 and younger than you (or your spouse if filing jointly), (b) under age 24 at the end of the year, a student, and younger than you (or your spouse if filing jointly), or (c) any age if permanently and totally disabled.
3. The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year.
4. The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year. housing and other living expenses paid by you are considered as provided by you and not him.)
5. The child must not be filing a joint return for the year (unless that joint
return is filed only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated
tax paid).
Yes, it sounds like you can. He must meet all the qualifications below:
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 and younger than you (or your spouse if filing jointly), (b) under age 24 at the end of the year, a student, and younger than you (or your spouse if filing jointly), or (c) any age if permanently and totally disabled.
3. The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year.
4. The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year. housing and other living expenses paid by you are considered as provided by you and not him.)
5. The child must not be filing a joint return for the year (unless that joint
return is filed only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated
tax paid).
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