Why does TurboTax allow me to claim my 24 year old daughter a dependent when IRS says must be under 24 on Dec 31, 2018? She is a student, not disabled.

[Bsch4477 · Accepted solution]

You can claim her if you provided more than half of her support and she earned less than $4,150. 

[SherylSTaxExpert]

If your daughter is a student, and she meets the following tests below, she would be considered your qualified relative and eligible to claim

A qualifying relative is defined as

1. Not a Qualifying Child: The individual cannot be your Qualifying Child and cannot be someone else's Qualifying Child.

2. Relationship: The person must either have lived with you for the entire year as a member of the household (a person who is not actually related to you may meet the requirements in this way), or be related to you in one of the following ways: your child, stepchild, grandchild or other descendant of one of your children (or stepchildren or foster children), son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, parent, stepfather, stepmother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent, and, if related by blood, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew.

3. Gross Income: The person must have made less than $4,150 in gross income during 2018. 

4. Support: You must have provided more than half of the individual's total support during the year.