She could qualify as your dependent. Notice the last point below. Dependents
include qualifying children. To be a qualifying child -
- they must not file a joint return with a
spouse.
- the child must be your son, daughter,
parent, sibling, grandchildren, foster child, niece, nephew, etc.,
- the child must be under the age of 19
(or 24 if a full time student for any part of 5 months during the year),
- the child must not provide more than 1/2
of their own support, and
- the child must live with you more than
1/2 of the year, including temporary absences such as being away for
schooling.
- The age limit is waived if your child is
totally and permanently disabled on the last day of the year.
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