Bug - qualifying as a dependent

[gab2]

I just got started with TurboTax 2024, and the software is incorrectly telling me that one of my kids does not qualify as a dependent.  It rejected her because she earned more than $5,050 - but that is a disqualifier only if the person is not my child.  Can this be corrected?

[xmasbaby0]

You may have answered a question in Personal Info incorrectly.    How old will your child be at the end of 2024?   Were they a full-time student in 2024?   How did you answer the question about whether the child paid for over half of their own support?  (you need to say NO to that).

[gab2]

22 years old, not a full-time student. It never asked whether I paid more than half of the support (which is actually the relevant question), because it decided she wasn't a dependent after asking the $5,050 question. 

[gab2]

Thank you

[xmasbaby0 · Accepted solution]

@gab2 If your child is older than 19 and not a full-time student, the $5050 disqualifies them from being claimed as your dependent.   In order to be a qualified child---she would have to be a full-time student.   To be a qualified relative, she would have to have less than $5050 of income.

WHO CAN I CLAIM AS A DEPENDENT?

You can claim a child, relative, friend, or fiancé (etc.) as a dependent on your 2023 tax return as long as they meet the following requirements:

Qualifying child

• They're related to you.
• They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
• They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
• They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
• They're under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).
• No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children.
• They lived with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply).
• They didn't provide more than half of their own support for the year.

Qualifying relative

• They don't have to be related to you (despite the name).
• They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
• They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
• They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
• They lived with you the entire year (exceptions apply).
• They made less than $5050 in 2024.
• You provided more than half of their financial support.

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.

IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed:

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3113432-who-can-i-claim-as-my-dependent  

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4505693-why-can-t-i-claim-the-credit-for-other-dependents-family-t...

[gab2]

Ah, got it, thank you.