My 22 year old daughter lives in off campus housing that is paid with student loans i cosigned. can i still claim her as a dependant?

[linda-sciongay]

I pay her car insurance, her phone bill and paid some rent and down payment.

[SeanE1 · Accepted solution]

The time that your daughter is on campus is viewed as time at home with you.  If the criteria of the IRS test below is met, you will be able to claim your daughter as a dependent.

A parent may claim their child if they meet the qualifying child test as outlined below:

Qualifying Child

These 5 tests (all of them), will qualify a child as a dependent:

• Relationship: They must be your child, adopted child, foster-child, brother or sister, or a descendant of one of these (grand or nephew).
• Residence: They had to live with you in the same residence for more than half the year. Being away at school is considered as living at home. 
• Age: Must be under age 19 or under 24 and a full-time student for at least 5 months of the year. They can be any age if they are totally and permanently disabled.
• Support: child did not provide more than half of their own support during the year.
• Joint Support: The child cannot file a joint return for the year.