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My son went to college full time last year, lived at home, but he turned 24 in Sept of 2020 and his taxable income was $8,019 from 1040 line 15. Can I still claim him?

 
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My son went to college full time last year, lived at home, but he turned 24 in Sept of 2020 and his taxable income was $8,019 from 1040 line 15. Can I still claim him?

Sorry no,  he is too old and made over 4,300.

My son went to college full time last year, lived at home, but he turned 24 in Sept of 2020 and his taxable income was $8,019 from 1040 line 15. Can I still claim him?

Since he was older than 23 in 2020 and his gross income in 2020 was $4,300 or more you cannot claim him as a dependent under the Qualifying Relative rules.  He is no longer eligible to be claimed as a dependent under the Qualifying Child rules.

 

To be a Qualifying Relative -

1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld.
2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household.
3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,300 (social security does not count) in 2020
4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.
5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.
6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse.

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