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April 15, 2025
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Housing rent paid for a student

  • April 15, 2025
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I paid fully for my daughter's rent in 2024. Can this be included in the return?

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    Employee
    April 15, 2025

    Room and board or rent are not qualified education expenses.  Sorry.

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    April 15, 2025

    My daughter will be filing her own return since she had a W2 in 2024, but will I be able to still have her as a dependent in my Married filing jointly return?

     

    Also, my son did not have a W2 last year, does he need to file separately? I will be having him as a dependent in my joint return as well. 

    April 15, 2025

    How old is she?  How much did she earn?  

    You cannot add your children's W-2 to your tax return.  They must put in on their own return. 

    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 (not counting social security)

    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
    • Have a social security number that is valid for employment
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