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Can my 26 year old son who lived at home while attending school full time file singly and claim EIC (if I don't claim him as a deduction) if I am not eligle for EIC?

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June 4, 2019
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My son turned 26 in 2016. He is an undergraduate student in college, lives at home, and made less than $4500 in 2016. I pay for more than 50% of his support. So the question is two-fold: 1) can he file singly if I do not claim him as a deduction? 2) Assuming he can, if I do not qualify for EIC, would he be allowed to claim it?

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Best answer by KatrinaB48

Since your son is over the age of 23 and made over $4050 for the year, you will not qualify to claim him as a dependent. If he files on his own, then Turbo Tax will determine his eligibility to claim earned income credit.

However, you may view the rules for taxpayer's without children at the website below.

https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit/claiming-eitc-without-a-...

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KatrinaB48Answer

Since your son is over the age of 23 and made over $4050 for the year, you will not qualify to claim him as a dependent. If he files on his own, then Turbo Tax will determine his eligibility to claim earned income credit.

However, you may view the rules for taxpayer's without children at the website below.

https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit/claiming-eitc-without-a-...

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agrunbergAuthor

Thank you, but he made less than $4500 per year. TurboTax indicated that I could claim him as a deduction, but he does not constitute a qualifying child. Is this a bug in TurboTax?