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paulroxc
Jan 4, 2008, 09:41 AM
My child earned about $10K this year and will file a tax return. Can I also claim him on my return since he still lives with me and I provide support?

ScottGem
Jan 4, 2008, 09:42 AM
How old?

AtlantaTaxExpert
Jan 4, 2008, 09:25 PM
There are a number of factors to consider.

If the child is still in school (high school, college, graduate school), the parent can normally claim the child's exemption if he/she provides more than half of the child's support, until age 25.

MukatA
Jan 4, 2008, 11:32 PM
If the child is under age 19 at the end of the year, or under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student, then the two requirements are:
Child must live with you for more than half of the year
You must provide more than 50% of his support.
It does not matter what he earned.

If child is more than 19/24 yr of age, then NO.

AtlantaTaxExpert
Jan 5, 2008, 08:25 AM
Agreed! MukatA said it better than I did.