If my son made $5400 can I claim him in my taxes?

[VolvoGirl]

How old is he?  Is he a full time student?

[cosmina1971]

He just turned 20 yrs old & just started working in September. He graduated last year

[Hal_Al]

It's not clear; are you asking about tax year 2016 or 2017. Exactly when did he graduate? Does he still live at home?

If he was not a full time student for parts of 5 months, in the year, $5400 is too much income for him to be your dependent. But if he was a student, income doesn't matter if he still lives at home

[cosmina1971]

He graduated 2016 he still lives with me he just been working for 4 months

[cosmina1971]

I am asking for this year 2017 I supported him most of the year

[Zbucklyo]

If he is working and not a full-time student, he is not a dependent of yours for 2017 because of his age and income.

[Hal_Al]

No. He's too old made too much money.

There are two types of dependents, "Qualifying Children"(QC) and standard ("Qualifying Relative" in IRS parlance even though they don't have to actually be related). There is no income limit for a QC but there is an age limit, a relationship test and a residence test. Only a QC qualifies a taxpayer for the Earned Income Credit.

A person can still be a standard dependent  if he meets the 6 tests for claiming a dependent:

1. Closely Related OR live with the taxpayer ALL year

2. His/her gross taxable income for the year must be less than $4,050 (2016-17)

3. The taxpayer must have provided more than 1/2 his support

In either case:

4. He must be a US citizen or resident of the US, Canada or Mexico

5. He must not file a joint return with his spouse or be claiming a dependent of his own

6. He must not be the qualifying child of another taxpayer

Reference: https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Family/Rules-for-Claiming-a-Dependent-on-Your-Tax-Ret...