Yes. A child is still a "Qualifying Child" dependent if under 19 (not 18) or under 24 if a full time student. High school counts as being a student.
There are two types of dependents, Qualifying Children and standard ("Qualifying Relative" in IRS parlance even though they don't have to actually be related). There is no income limit for a QC but there is an age limit. Only a QC qualifies you for the Earned Income Credit and the Child Tax.
A child of a taxpayer can still be a Qualifying Child (QC) dependent, regardless of his/her income, if:
1. He is under age 19, or under 24 if a full time student for at least 5 months of the year, or is totally & permanently disabled
2. He did not provide more than 1/2 his own support. Scholarships are considered third party support and not as support provided by the student.
3. He lived with the parent (including temporary absences such as away at school) for more than half the year
Why are you asking? Did your child have their own income?
Can my 18 years old child file taxes and used the parent address
A family member has a 19 year old in high school and she got EIC and dependent credit
Several possibilities:
1. What we have here is merely a failure of communication. There is no "dependent credit". But there is a dependent deduction (exemption)
2. She made a mistake
3. She outright cheated
New question..my 18 yr old in high school received SSA beginning August total of $3568.67 for the year may i claim him i made $3200 for the year.
A "child", living a home, can continue to be a qualifying child for EIC and the dependent deduction thru age 23, if he is a full time student (high school counts as being a student). He just doesn't qualify you for the Child Tax Credit.
An 18 year old (in high school or not) is still a qualifying child. It's doubtful that he provided more than half his own support with only $3569 of income, So you can claim him. You will get about $1060 with $3200 of earned income.
A child can be the “qualifying child” dependent of any close relative in the household. If you live with someone else, e.g. your parents, it may be better if they claim your child.
Yes & no.
If they lived together all year, he may claim him as a dependent for the dependent deduction. But because they are not related, your son is not a qualifying person for EIC or Head of Household filing status.
What proof will a family member need in order to claim my son and thank you very much
This is not live chat; sometimes you have to wait for an answer. When claiming a dependent, you submit no proof with your filing. The proof comes later, if audited, and can take various forms. Here's some references
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Yes. A child is still a "Qualifying Child" dependent if under 19 (not 18) or under 24 if a full time student. High school counts as being a student.
There are two types of dependents, Qualifying Children and standard ("Qualifying Relative" in IRS parlance even though they don't have to actually be related). There is no income limit for a QC but there is an age limit. Only a QC qualifies you for the Earned Income Credit and the Child Tax.
A child of a taxpayer can still be a Qualifying Child (QC) dependent, regardless of his/her income, if:
1. He is under age 19, or under 24 if a full time student for at least 5 months of the year, or is totally & permanently disabled
2. He did not provide more than 1/2 his own support. Scholarships are considered third party support and not as support provided by the student.
3. He lived with the parent (including temporary absences such as away at school) for more than half the year
There is nowhere on the form to qualify my 18 year old in high school there is no where on the form to claim my child do I claim him as earned income credit or a dependent or both
An 18 year old, that lives with you, is claimed as both a dependent and for EIC, unless you have released the exemption to the non-custodial parent. What he is not claimed for is the child tax credit
I claimed my 18 year old son on my 2019 taxes. He's a senior in high school with an afternoon job. he made less than required to file but hasn't yet can he file and get the stimulus check if i have already claimed him?
No, he will not be eligible for a stimulus check but he may get a credit on his 2020 tax return (the one we file next year) depending on his filing status for 2020.
My software stipulates that a child at age 17 is not considered a qualifying child. The correct age is 19. Can I have my software corrected? The return I have done regards a dependent child of 17 to be an OTHER dependent incorrectly. Please respond so I can prepare a corrected return.
Thank you
Daniel St John
@ds1270 wrote:
My software stipulates that a child at age 17 is not considered a qualifying child. The correct age is 19. Can I have my software corrected? The return I have done regards a dependent child of 17 to be an OTHER dependent incorrectly. Please respond so I can prepare a corrected return.
Thank you
Daniel St John
You may have misunderstood something on one of the pages for a dependent.
A child age 17 or older is not eligible for the Child Tax Credit. They are eligible for the Other Dependent tax credit.
Your child can be claimed as a dependent under the Qualifying Child rules if the are under the age of 19. Or if they are a full time student under the age of 24. Or at any age if they permanently and totally disabled.
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.
For tax year 2020, a dependent child of 17 is considered to be an OTHER dependent for the purpose of the dependent child credit. This is correct. Children age 16 and under are eligible for a $2,000 tax credit on their parent's tax returns. Dependents age 17 and older qualify for a $500 credit.