Maybe; it depends on her age. Everything is yearly when it comes to income taxes. When answering questions in TurboTax, answer them based on the full year. There are 2 types of dependents, details are below. You can claim a qualifying child as long as she did not provide more than half of her own support. To claim a qualifying relative, you must have provided more than half of her support for all of 2023. There is a link below that defines yearly support.
If you are unsure, go ahead and enter your daughter's information in and answer the follow-up questions. TurboTax will let you know if she qualifies as a dependent on your tax return. You can also check the IRS's Interactive Assistant to verify.
Qualifying child:
- They're related to you.
- They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
- They're a US citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
- They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
- They're under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).
- There's no age limit for permanently and totally disabled children.
- They lived with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply).
- They didn't provide more than half of their own support for the year.
Qualifying relative:
- They don't have to be related to you (despite the name).
- They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
- They're a US citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
- They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
- They lived with you the entire year (exceptions apply).
- They made less than $4,700 in 2023.
- You provided more than half of their financial support.
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