Dependent and file herself

[tanfenn]

My daughter is 18 she has two jobs about 2500 a mth.(she has made more than 4000 this year.)

How should we file taxes? will she be able to file for herself & would I be able to file her as a dependent since I still pay for all of her Living expenses(She lives in the home with me.)

How do we go about do the separate filing, if so? 

[jkellett2 · Accepted solution]

If your daughter is  under the age of 19 at the end of the tax year, you can claim her as a dependent.  The amount of money is not a factor, unless she supports herself.  You indicated you still pay all of her expenses, so that would not be the case.

It is possible you may be able to use the Head of Household filing status.   To use HOH filing status the following criteria must be met:

1.  Your dependent must have lived with you for more than half the year.

2.  You must have provided more than half the cost of maintaining the home.

3.  You must be single or considered unmarried.  (If you are married, to be considered unmarried,  you cannot have lived with your spouse at anytime during the last 6 months of the tax year.

If your daughter is required to file a tax return due to the amount of her income, or wishes to file to get back any tax withholdings due to her, she should file Single as a Dependent of Another.  It is very important that she knows how she should file.  She will be your dependent.