My son made over $15,000 last year, he has a W2, but lived with me the entire year and I paid for all of his expenses as he was in high school. Can I still claim him?

[xmasbaby0]

MY DEPENDENT HAD A JOB

If your dependent has a W-2 for his after-school job, summer job, etc. you do not include the information on your own return. You can still claim your child as a dependent on your own return.  He/she can file his own return for a refund of some of his withheld wages (he won’t get back anything for Social Security or Medicare), but MUST indicate on it that he can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return.  (Supervise this closely or prepare it for him!)

If your dependent’s earnings were over $400 and were reported on a 1099Misc or 1099NEC then he must file a return and pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.

You might also want to use free software from the IRS Free File versions:

https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/

[MadmaxandKat]

Yes. If he continues to live with you while attending college, you can claim him up to age 24. He can still file his own tax return to collect tax withholding, but MUST indicate he was claimed on your return. The more he makes, the less likely he will get it all back.