My son is a full time student. How can I not claim him as a dependent

[kellyc25]

My son is still in high school and hasn't even worked part-time until recently.  According to my tax return, I'm not able to claim him.

[xmasbaby0]

Are you confusing losing the child tax credit because he is 17 with not being able to claim him as a dependent?  If your son turned 17 at any time in 2016, you do not get the CTC, but you can still claim him as your dependent.  As for his part-time job, he can file his own tax return, but must say on it that he can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's return.