Daughter Graduated May 2024, Did not go to College, Lives with Me all year, Can I claim her?

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My Daughter Graduated High School May 2024 and did not go to college or get a job in 2024 does she quaility for Full Time Student (Dependent) still this year?

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Best answer by Vanessa A

Yes. As long as she was a full time student for at least 5 months, she still counts as a student. So as long as she meets the rest of the criteria, you can still claim her as your dependent for 2024. Unless she goes back to school or has income of less than $5,200 in 2025, you will not be able to claim her as a dependent in 2025.

The following criteria must be met to claim someone as a qualifying child:

Your child (including adopted and foster children), your sibling, or a descendent of any of them.
Age 18 or younger at the end of the tax year OR under 24 (and younger than you and your spouse) if they are a full-time student
Lived with you for more than 6 months during the tax year
They did not provide more than half of their own support (social security does not count)
They did not file a joint return, unless it was to claim a refund

To claim someone as a Qualifying Relative, they must be:

Your child ( including step children, adoptive children and foster children) or a descendent of them
Your sibling (including half siblings) or a child of your sibling or a sibling-in-law
Your parent or grandparents, including step parents and in laws
Any other person that lived with you for the entire tax year
Not a qualifying child of another taxpayer
Someone that you provided over half of their support for during the tax year
Has less than $5,050 in income in 2024 (not counting social security) or $5,200 for 2025

Vanessa AAnswer

The following criteria must be met to claim someone as a qualifying child:

Your child (including adopted and foster children), your sibling, or a descendent of any of them.
Age 18 or younger at the end of the tax year OR under 24 (and younger than you and your spouse) if they are a full-time student
Lived with you for more than 6 months during the tax year
They did not provide more than half of their own support (social security does not count)
They did not file a joint return, unless it was to claim a refund

To claim someone as a Qualifying Relative, they must be:

Your child ( including step children, adoptive children and foster children) or a descendent of them
Your sibling (including half siblings) or a child of your sibling or a sibling-in-law
Your parent or grandparents, including step parents and in laws
Any other person that lived with you for the entire tax year
Not a qualifying child of another taxpayer
Someone that you provided over half of their support for during the tax year
Has less than $5,050 in income in 2024 (not counting social security) or $5,200 for 2025

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cfreeman21Author

Thanks for the Reply, Follow up question. If she does not go to college but doesn't make any more or less then $5,500 and still lives with me can I claim her for 2025 (Next Year)?

KrisD15

The limit for Tax Year 2025 will increase to $5,200 (this year2024 the limit is 5,050)

So, yes, if gross income is less that $5,200 next year, and the other requirements are met, you can claim her as your Qualifying Relative and dependent.

Students are students for the Qualifying Child requirements if they attend school at least part of at least 5 months of the tax year.

For tax year 2024:

“Qualifying child
To qualify as a dependent, a child must also pass these tests:
• Relationship: Be your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, half-sister or -brother, stepbrother, stepsister, adopted child or the child of one of these
• Age: Be under age 19 or under 24 if a full-time student, or any age if permanently and totally disabled
• Residency: Live with you for more than half the year, with some exceptions
• Support: Get more than half their financial support from you
• Joint return: Not file as married filing jointly unless only to claim a refund of taxes paid or withheld
See the full rules for a qualifying child
Qualifying relative
A qualifying relative must meet general rules for dependents and pass these tests:
• Not a qualifying child: Isn't your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer
• Member of household or relationship: Lives with you all year as a member of your household or is a specific type of relative
• Gross income: Has gross income under $5,050
• Support: Gets more than half their financial support from you"

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