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Yes, at age 18, he can still be claimed as your qualifying child dependent, but you have lost the child tax credit when he turned 17. You now can only get the $500 credit for other dependents, which is non-refundable. That credit can be used to reduce tax that you owe.
IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed:
https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent
If he goes to college as a full-time student you can claim him while he is a student until the year he turns 24.
WHO CAN I CLAIM AS A DEPENDENT?
You can claim a child, relative, friend, or fiancé (etc.) as a dependent on your 2024 taxes as long as they meet the following requirements:
Qualifying child
Qualifying relative
When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them. There may be other tax benefits you can get when you claim a dependent.
Yes, at age 18, he can still be claimed as your qualifying child dependent, but you have lost the child tax credit when he turned 17. You now can only get the $500 credit for other dependents, which is non-refundable. That credit can be used to reduce tax that you owe.
IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed:
https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent
If he goes to college as a full-time student you can claim him while he is a student until the year he turns 24.
WHO CAN I CLAIM AS A DEPENDENT?
You can claim a child, relative, friend, or fiancé (etc.) as a dependent on your 2024 taxes as long as they meet the following requirements:
Qualifying child
Qualifying relative
When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them. There may be other tax benefits you can get when you claim a dependent.
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