If he made over $4300 you cannot claim him as a dependent. If he made under $4300, but has filed a return and indicated on his return that he cannot be claimed as a dependent, then you cannot claim him unless he amends his return. In this case you would not be able to e-file your return; you would have to print and mail in your return. If you are able to claim him, you would add a dependent on you tax return in the "My Info" section and answer the questions there to qualify him. Here are the tests for a qualifying relative. The person can't be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. The person either (a) must be related to you in one of the ways listed under Relatives who don't have to live with you (below), or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household (and your relationship must not violate local law). The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,300. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year. Relatives who don't have to live with you. A person related to you in any of the following ways doesn't have to live with you all year as a member of your household to meet this test. Your child, stepchild, foster child, or a descendant of any of them (for example, your grandchild). (A legally adopted child is considered your child.) Your brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, or stepsister. Your father, mother, grandparent, or other direct ancestor, but not foster parent. Your stepfather or stepmother. A son or daughter of your brother or sister. A son or daughter of your half brother or half sister. A brother or sister of your father or mother. Your son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law.

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My 19 year old son filed his own taxes this year. He lives with me full time and has been out of work for 7m now. How can I still get the tax credit for supporting him?

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If he made over $4300 you cannot claim him as a dependent. If he made under $4300, but has filed a return and indicated on his return that he cannot be claimed as a dependent, then you cannot claim him unless he amends his return. In this case you would not be able to e-file your return; you would have to print and mail in your return.

If you are able to claim him, you would add a dependent on you tax return in the "My Info" section and answer the questions there to qualify him.

Here are the tests for a qualifying relative.

The person can't be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer.
The person either (a) must be related to you in one of the ways listed under Relatives who don't have to live with you (below), or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household (and your relationship must not violate local law).
The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,300.
You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.

Relatives who don't have to live with you.

A person related to you in any of the following ways doesn't have to live with you all year as a member of your household to meet this test.

Your child, stepchild, foster child, or a descendant of any of them (for example, your grandchild). (A legally adopted child is considered your child.)
Your brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, or stepsister.
Your father, mother, grandparent, or other direct ancestor, but not foster parent.
Your stepfather or stepmother.
A son or daughter of your brother or sister.
A son or daughter of your half brother or half sister.
A brother or sister of your father or mother.
Your son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law.