My son is 20 and attends a technical school. He attends 5 days a week, for about 3.5 hours per day. He works part time making about 20000 per year. He lives with me and I pay all the expenses at home, rent, electric, internet, phone, water/sewer, food. He buys a meal on his way home from school or if out with friends. Is he considered a dependant?
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Your son is probably a dependent, if his school considers his schedule to be that of a full-time student. He appears to meet all other requirements to be a qualifying child. See below.
You can claim a child, relative, friend, fiancé, or other member of your household as a dependent on your 2018 taxes as long as they meet either of the following sets of requirements:
Qualifying child
A new requirement this year is that each qualifying child dependent must have a Social Security Number, issued before the due date of your tax return (including extensions) to be claimed for the Child Tax Credit.
Qualifying relative
When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them.
A new requirement this year is that each qualifying relative dependent must have a Social Security Number issued before the due date of your tax return (including extensions) or an ITIN or ATIN issued or applied for before the due date of your tax return (including extensions) to be claimed for the Credit for Other Dependents.
Note: Due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, you no longer receive a personal exemption for your dependents. But there are other tax benefits, including the Child Tax Credit and the new Credit for Other Dependents, you may be able to get when you claim a dependent.
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