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If she was a full-time college student, you can claim her as your dependent. If she was not a full-time college student, you can claim her if the following applies:
She is considered a full-time student if the following applies:
To be a student, they must be, during some part of each of any 5 calendar months of the year:
A full-time student at a school that has a regular teaching staff, course of study, and a regularly enrolled student body at the school, or
A student taking a full-time, on-farm training course given by a school described in (1), or by a state, county, or local government agency.
The 5 calendar months don't have to be consecutive.
If she was a full-time college student, you can claim her as your dependent. If she was not a full-time college student, you can claim her if the following applies:
She is considered a full-time student if the following applies:
To be a student, they must be, during some part of each of any 5 calendar months of the year:
A full-time student at a school that has a regular teaching staff, course of study, and a regularly enrolled student body at the school, or
A student taking a full-time, on-farm training course given by a school described in (1), or by a state, county, or local government agency.
The 5 calendar months don't have to be consecutive.
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