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Can my 17year old son claim me and his 15year old sister on his 2018 taxes?

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June 4, 2019
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I have not made over 4000 dollars in 2018, we all lived together the whole year of 2018, he supported us both fully all year as well.

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Best answer by TaxGuyBill

If he paid for over 50% of your support, yes. However, if you and/or government benefits paid for more than 50% of your own support, then your son would not have met that test of providing over 50% of your support.

Yes, if your son's income is larger than your income, he can claim his sister as a dependent.

Carl11_2

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Who is "me"? his mother?

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ngld2018Author

Yes,im his mother.

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sailor26

The 2018 tax code did away with Dependency. So the answer is no he cannot claim you on his tax return. The child tax credit is only available for a child under 17 and you don't qualify for that one either. He may be able to claim his sister since she is under 17 but that is a very "iffy" question.. This new code is vastly different than prior years.

macuser_22

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@sailor26 - What are you talking about - the 2018 tax law did nothing of the sort. This question said nothing at all about the child tax credit.

The new 2018 law did away with the "personal exemption", but none of the other benefits of claiming a dependent or who can claim a dependent which depends on the circumstances. A Qualifying Relative dependent now gives the taxpayer a flat $500 credit instead of the previous personal exemption that may or may not have added $500 to the refund. A Qualifying Child dependent under age 19, in addition may add possible EIC and other credits.

**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**

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TaxGuyBillAnswer

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If he paid for over 50% of your support, yes. However, if you and/or government benefits paid for more than 50% of your own support, then your son would not have met that test of providing over 50% of your support.

Yes, if your son's income is larger than your income, he can claim his sister as a dependent.