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Is a 24-year-old considered a dependent?

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Is a 24-year-old considered a dependent?

Dear Tax Talk,
My daughter is 24 and a student in veterinarian school. She had $2,400 in income. She took out student loans for her tuition, about $17,000. My husband and I paid the balance of all her medical bills after insurance, bought food and supplies, gave her a car, bought clothes but certainly not more than that $17,000 she borrowed for her tuition. Can we still claim her as a dependent under the qualifying (more…)