Can I claim child as dependent? She is 19 and full time college student, has $12000 in w2's, lives at home and I support her. When I entered her info she was due a $600 refund, when I selected that she would be claimed as a dependent on my return her refund dropped to $66. Why did it drop, and how can she get the full withheld amount? Thank you in advance!
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Yes, you can claim your 19 year old full-time colleges student as your dependent. The reason she does not get a "full refund" is that when you claim a dependent, the dependent does not get the $4050 personal exemption--you get that on your own tax return. The exemption lowers the amount of income that is taxable. So anything over her $6300 standard deduction is taxable income for her. The rule is if she "can" be claimed she must say on her return that she can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's tax return.
Yes, you can claim your 19 year old full-time colleges student as your dependent. The reason she does not get a "full refund" is that when you claim a dependent, the dependent does not get the $4050 personal exemption--you get that on your own tax return. The exemption lowers the amount of income that is taxable. So anything over her $6300 standard deduction is taxable income for her. The rule is if she "can" be claimed she must say on her return that she can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's tax return.
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