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ngoines13
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My son is 19 and in his second year of college. He worked part time in 2022 and earned over 12,000. Can I still claim him on my taxes?

 
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DoninGA
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My son is 19 and in his second year of college. He worked part time in 2022 and earned over 12,000. Can I still claim him on my taxes?

If he did not provide over one-half of his own support you should be able to claim him as a dependent under the Qualifying Child rules.

Use this IRS worksheet to determine support - https://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/globalmedia/teacher/worksheet_for_determining_support_4012.pdf

 

If you do claim him as a dependent and his is filing his own tax return make sure that he indicates on his tax return that he can be claimed as a dependent.

 

To be a Qualifying Child -

1. The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.
2. The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year, (b) under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student or (c) any age and permanently and totally disabled.
3. The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year. Temporary absences while away at college are considered living with you.
4. The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year.
5. If the child meets the rules to be a qualifying child of more than one person, you must be the person entitled to claim the child as a qualifying child.
6. The child must be a U.S. citizen or U.S., Canada or Mexico resident for some portion of the year.
7. The child must be younger than you unless disabled.

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DoninGA
Level 15
Intuit Approved! This answer has been verified for accuracy by an Intuit expert employee

My son is 19 and in his second year of college. He worked part time in 2022 and earned over 12,000. Can I still claim him on my taxes?

If he did not provide over one-half of his own support you should be able to claim him as a dependent under the Qualifying Child rules.

Use this IRS worksheet to determine support - https://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/globalmedia/teacher/worksheet_for_determining_support_4012.pdf

 

If you do claim him as a dependent and his is filing his own tax return make sure that he indicates on his tax return that he can be claimed as a dependent.

 

To be a Qualifying Child -

1. The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.
2. The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year, (b) under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student or (c) any age and permanently and totally disabled.
3. The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year. Temporary absences while away at college are considered living with you.
4. The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year.
5. If the child meets the rules to be a qualifying child of more than one person, you must be the person entitled to claim the child as a qualifying child.
6. The child must be a U.S. citizen or U.S., Canada or Mexico resident for some portion of the year.
7. The child must be younger than you unless disabled.

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