My daughter lived with us for 5 months in 2023. Then she lived near college. We paid for her tuitions, housing, and medical. Why is she not a dependent?

[jea31]

She did earn money, not sure how much but probably over $5000.

[DawnC]

How old is she?    You probably need to go through the dependent questions again...   Who can I claim as my dependent?

[xmasbaby0]

If your daughter was under the age of 24, you can likely claim her as a qualified child if she was a full-time student.  But you mentioned that she lived near the school.  Living away at school is considered to be a "temporary absence"----did you say on your own tax return that she lived with you the whole year?  If you said she lived with you for five months that is the problem.  You need to say she lived with you all year.