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February 18, 2025
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Can I claim a child that is in their first year at the Air Force Academy as a dependent if they lived at home for the first half of the year?

  • February 18, 2025
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The military provided all room/board/tuition and also provided cadets with $8200 as total base pay since they started at the end of June.

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    DoninGA
    Employee
    February 18, 2025

    If the child is age 19 or older and has gross income of $5,050 or more then you cannot claim them as a dependent on your tax return.

    February 18, 2025

    Yes, as long as you provided more than half of his support for the year.  For more information, see the TurboTax Help Article: 

    Who can I claim as my dependent? 

     

    You can also use this IRS online tool to determine if your son qualifies as a dependent:  Whom may I claim as a dependent?

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