oliver30
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Post by oliver30 on Mar 23, 2016 0:36:36 GMT
According to TurboTax, it seems that we will not be able to claim our 19 year old daughter as a dependent because she earned over $4000 at her part-time job last year. She is a full-time college student. Is this correct? It seems crazy to me that we can't claim her this year.
Any advice/knowledge about this would be greatly appreciated!
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Post by myboysnme on Mar 23, 2016 0:43:46 GMT
I claimed my 22 yr old son because I provide more than half of his support. I would claim her and then have her do her own return. She probably won't get much back since someone else is claiming her.
My son would have gotten back about $800 but got back $30 so I gave him the $800 out of my refund. I also used turbo tax.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2016 0:53:46 GMT
My 19 year old DS made a little over $6000 and is a full time college student. Turbo Tax allowed us to claim him. I think it just asked if we provided more than half of his support. He had to put on his taxes that someone else was claiming him.
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Post by ellen on Mar 23, 2016 0:56:11 GMT
My 19 year old filed her own return. We don't claim her but we got some sort of credit for paying for her college. Since our daughter made less than $6k she got all of the money taken out for taxes back.
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Post by littlemama on Mar 23, 2016 1:23:10 GMT
Should be able to claim her- the criteria is providing more than half her support.
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 23, 2016 2:00:17 GMT
As long as you provided half her support (and at 4000, you did) you can claim her.
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Post by scrapsotime on Mar 23, 2016 2:11:26 GMT
The gross income test is for a qualifying relative that is not a qualifying child. She's a qualifying child. You can claim her.
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Post by rockymtnpea on Mar 23, 2016 17:46:13 GMT
We had our accountant figure our taxes both ways...with us claiming our college aged daughter and with her claiming her self. With her claiming herself she received double the money we would have received claiming her. We filed that way and she in turn gave us our portion (that we would have received) out of her refund. Win Win.
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Post by Bitchy Rich on Mar 23, 2016 20:00:37 GMT
No, that's not right. As a full time student, the income limitation does not kick in until she's 24. Maybe there is a box you have to check to show she's a full time student?
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oliver30
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Post by oliver30 on Mar 29, 2016 0:15:01 GMT
Thank you so much everyone! I really appreciate all of your responses! We're going to have to look at it more closely now. I'm so glad I asked the question. As always, everyone is so helpful and gives the best advice/answers.  Thanks again! |
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Thanks again!