Any tax code experts here? I’m trying to figure out if I can claim D20 on our taxes for 2025.
She lived on her own and paid her own rent and the majority of her expenses for 7 months of the year. She returned home in July and enrolled as a full-time student for the remaining 5 months of the year. We have been paying 100% of her expenses since August 1.
You have to pay more than 50% of there expenses for more than 6 months of the year to claim them, and they have to make less than a certain amount.
After age 24 you can be claimed as a qualifying relative if you meet these requirements:
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Your gross income is less than $5,200. Tax-exempt income, like certain Social Security benefits, isn’t included in gross income.
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Your parents provided over half of your support.
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You must not file a joint return unless you’re only filing to claim a refund of withholding and / or estimated taxes paid. Also, there would be no tax liability for either you or your spouse if filing separate returns.
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You must be one of these:
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U.S. citizen
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U.S. resident alien
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U.S. national
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Resident of Canada or Mexico
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Your parent(s) can’t qualify as a dependent on someone else’s return.