AnnieR Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Client has income of 17,000, MFJ. Oldest daughter is 19, graduated from high school in May. She has a job and earned $6100. Family has 12 year old son. Am I correct in thinking that the daughter is not considered a dependent because she is 19 and earned more than 1/2 her support. TIA AnnieR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jainen Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 >>daughter is not considered a dependent because she is 19 and earned more than 1/2 her support<< The question is not how much she earned but the amount of support, because she is a qualifying child unless she provided more than half her own support. Maybe she saved her earnings. Maybe the parent had other resources, or somebody else contributed too. Fill out the worksheet on page 20 of Pub 501, and remember that housing support is calculated as fair rental value, NOT actual costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack from Ohio Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Very unlikely that $500/month provided more than 50% of her support. I raised three. Youngest is now 24. Trust me on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieR Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Thanks so much. It is great to be able to have this resource....and Jack, did you get to share the 6" of snow that we got in our section of OH last night? AnnieR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 You sent it out to us in CT. :mellow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack from Ohio Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Thanks so much. It is great to be able to have this resource....and Jack, did you get to share the 6" of snow that we got in our section of OH last night? AnnieR We have an inch of sleet with three inches of snow on top. Supposed to get up to 40+ tomorrow, so I am hoping most of the snow will melt. The streets and roads thawed today because the crews salted and plowed early morning and it was in the high 20s today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacun Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 If she didn't provide more than 50% of her support, she can be claimed on the parents' return. They will qualify for EIC. Remember that she was a full time student for the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieR Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 You sent it out to us in CT. I believe in sharing! Hope you enjoy it. ^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 It looks pretty, but this morning I have to drive down my hill in it. And, hope our church parking lot is plowed. Had some Saturday errands, but we planned ahead and did them all Friday night. I grew up near Chicago, so am no stranger to snow. But, snow on CT's narrow, windy, hilly roads with no shoulders is scarier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathyan Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Also, if she graduated in May, she was a full-time student for at least 5 months, so she is a qualifing child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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