No, your father can't claim you as a dependent because your income was greater than $5,050 and you weren't a full-time student 24 or under.
You would have to meet all of the requirements below for your father to claim you as a dependent:
To determine if you are a qualifying child, the following questions must be true:
- You must be related to the person claiming you,
- You can’t be claimed as a dependent by anyone else.
- You must be a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
- If You are married, you can’t file a joint return with your spouse.
- You must be under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).
- No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children.
- You must have lived with your father for more than half the year (exceptions apply).
- You didn't provide more than half of your own support for the year.
If you don't qualify as a qualifying child, you may be a qualifying relative. The following questions must be true:
- You can’t be claimed as a dependent by someone else.
- You must be a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
- If You are married, you can’t file a joint return with your spouse.
- You must live with your father all year.
- You can’t have made more than $5,050 in income in 2024.
- Your father must provide more than half of your total support for the year.
For additional information, review the TurboTax article Rules for Claiming a Dependent on Your Tax Return.
Are you planning on filing a tax return for 2024? If your total income is under the filing requirement, you don't have to file a tax return. The federal filing requirement depends on your filing status, your age, and your income.
Refer to the TurboTax Help article Do I need to file a federal return this year? to determine if you are required to file a tax return.
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