You may be able to claim your student as a Qualifying Relative dependent if: You provided more than half of his support for the year He earned less than $4,050 in gross taxable income. (Social Security income generally doesn’t count here.)He lived with you (365 days in the year) or he is related to you. He is not a dependent on someone else’s taxes. He is not filing taxes with a spouse (married filing jointly). He is a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident?You can’t claim a dependent if you are a dependent on someone else’s taxes See Rules For Claiming Dependents Also see Can I take a deduction for housing an exchange student? https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901071-can-i-take-a-deduction-for-housing-an-exchange-student

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You may be able to claim your student as a Qualifying Relative dependent if:

You provided more than half of his support for the year
He earned less than $4,050 in gross taxable income. (Social Security income generally doesn’t count here.)
He lived with you (365 days in the year) or he is related to you.
He is not a dependent on someone else’s taxes.
He is not filing taxes with a spouse (married filing jointly).
He is a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident?

You can’t claim a dependent if you are a dependent on someone else’s taxes

See Rules For Claiming Dependents

Also see Can I take a deduction for housing an exchange student?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901071-can-i-take-a-deduction-for-housing-an-exchange-student

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You may be able to claim your student as a Qualifying Relative dependent if:

You provided more than half of his support for the year
He earned less than $4,050 in gross taxable income. (Social Security income generally doesn’t count here.)
He lived with you (365 days in the year) or he is related to you.
He is not a dependent on someone else’s taxes.
He is not filing taxes with a spouse (married filing jointly).
He is a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident?

You can’t claim a dependent if you are a dependent on someone else’s taxes

See Rules For Claiming Dependents

Also see Can I take a deduction for housing an exchange student?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901071-can-i-take-a-deduction-for-housing-an-exchange-student