Unfortunately, No, the issue is that she didn't live with you!
Also, the temporary absence rule would not apply because you daughter lives with her mother and you were the one visiting them.
To be a qualifying child for the 2023 tax year, your dependent generally must:
- Be under age 17 at the end of the year - Yes
- Be your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, or a descendant of one of these (for example, a grandchild, niece or nephew) - Yes
- Provide no more than half of their own financial support during the year - Possibly yes
- Have lived with you for more than half the year - NO
- Be properly claimed as your dependent on your tax return - NO ( see below )
- Not file a joint return with their spouse for the tax year or file it only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid - Okay
- Have been a U.S. citizen, U.S. national or U.S. resident alien - Presumed Yes
Qualifying child
In addition to the qualifications above, to claim a qualifying child, you must be able to answer "yes" to all of the following questions.
- Are they related to you? - Yes
- The child can be your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, adopted child or an offspring of any of them.
- Do they meet the age requirement? - Yes
- Your child must be under age 19 or, if a full-time student, under age 24. There's no age limit if your child is permanently and totally disabled.
- Do they live with you? - NO
- Your child must live with you for more than half the year, but several exceptions apply.
- Do you financially support them? - Possibly Yes
- Your child may have a job, but they cannot provide more than half of their own support.
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