Discussion:Dependent Age

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Arch618 (talk|edits) said:

21 January 2006
Can a child who is 19 on 12/31/05 be claimed as a dependent if he is still living at home, not a student, and has no income? A joint return is being filed. He meets all of the dependency tests but he is over 19 at the end of the year.

DZCPA (talk|edits) said:

21 January 2006
Yes. One can also claim a great great grandfather who is 100.

Riley2 (talk|edits) said:

22 January 2006
If the child is filing a joint return, the answer is no.

Bean (talk|edits) said:

29 January 2006
Or did you mean the parents are filing a joint return?

Then the child is a dependent.

Riley2 (talk|edits) said:

30 January 2006
No, what I am saying is that a dependency exemption may not be claimed for an individual who files a joint return unless the individual was exempt from the filing requirements.

Lee13 (talk|edits) said:

31 January 2006
Yes, the 19 year old does qualify as an exemption becaaue of not income. The income limit for not filing for the 19 year old would be $3,200 . And the 19 would still qualify as an exemption if he was married and they were only filing for a refund.

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