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Dependent child moving out of state

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July 31, 2024
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My daughter just graduated from college and got a one year job in another state starting 7/15, so for 47% of the year.
She is on her own through July of 2025 when she’ll move back and go to grad school.
She’ll earn about 25,000 at the job and earned about 6,000 while at school.
Would she still be my tax dependent for the 2024 tax year?

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xmasbaby0

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You have not mentioned her age. Will she be younger than 24 at the end of 2024? Will she earn less than $5050 in 2024?

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PK724Author

She is 22.
her income for all of 2024 will be about $30,000.

Loretta P

IRS Publication 501 lists the rules and qualifications to determine if you can claim a dependent. Only if all 5 tests are passed can you claim your child as a dependent.

Relationship: The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, etc. - Based on the information provided the child is your daugher and meets this test.
Age: The child must be under age 19 at the end of the year OR be under age 24 at the end of the year, a student and younger than you or your spouse OR any age is permanently and totally disabled - Based on the information you provided, your daughter is a student and will be under age 24 by the end of year so your daughter meets this test.
Residency: The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year - Based on the information provided it appears your daughter would fail this test; however, there is an exception for temporary absences such as a child away at college. It appears your daughter would pass this test.
Support: The child must not have provided more than half of their own support for the year - Based on the information you provided it appears your daughter may fail this test.
Joint Return: The child must not be filing a joint return for the year (unless that joint return is filed only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid). - Based on information your daughter is single and would not be filing a joint return so she would pass this test.

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