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    Qualifying child support test

    Clients have 22 year old daughter living at home and in her 4th year at the local university.
    They have been claiming her as a qualifying child and have taken the AOC past 3 years.
    This year, however, they tell me she had a 2018 W-2 of $ 19,000 or so & she has already filed her own return.
    They would otherwise seem to be able to claim her and use the AOC but the support test may be a problem.
    I've sent the support test worksheet from page 29 of IRS pub 17 to the customer to fill out & await their response.
    Normally full-time students in my area earn less than this & pose no problem for the parental exemption.
    Kinda sounds like the daughter may have to amend her return and claim the AOC herself.
    Thanks for any comments.


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    The support test for a qualifying child is does the child provide more than half her own support. Have the daughter fill out a support worksheet with your help.

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