You can claim her asa dependent as long as you can answer YES tothese questions. Keep in mind if she is not a full time student she must have not made more than $4,050 to be claimed as your dependent. Do they meet the age requirement? Your child must be under age 19 or, if a full-time student, under age 24. There is no age limit if your child is permanently and totally disabled.Do they live with you? Your child must live with you for more than half the year, but several exceptions apply.Do you financially support them? Are you the only person claiming them? This requirement commonly applies to children of divorced parents. Here you must use the “tie breaker rules,” which are found in IRS Publication 501. These rules establish income, parentage and residency requirements for claiming a child.If she qualifies as your dependent and made morethan $6,300 then she must file a return. Anything less she is not required butit is a good idea to file a return to get back withholding. Be sure she selects someone else can claim her as adependent on her return.

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If my 19 year old daughter lives with me but she works part time is she considered a dependent or does she just file on her own she has her own w2

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You can claim her as a dependent as long as you can answer YES to these questions. Keep in mind if she is not a full time student she must have not made more than $4,050 to be claimed as your dependent.

Do they meet the age requirement? Your child must be under age 19 or, if a full-time student, under age 24. There is no age limit if your child is permanently and totally disabled.
Do they live with you? Your child must live with you for more than half the year, but several exceptions apply.
Do you financially support them?
Are you the only person claiming them? This requirement commonly applies to children of divorced parents. Here you must use the “tie breaker rules,” which are found in IRS Publication 501. These rules establish income, parentage and residency requirements for claiming a child.

If she qualifies as your dependent and made more than $6,300 then she must file a return. Anything less she is not required but it is a good idea to file a return to get back withholding. Be sure she selects someone else can claim her as a dependent on her return.