claiming tuition on my daughter who is not a dependent anymore

Jan 15, 2008 2 Replies
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I paid the last semester of my daughter's college tuition in January



  1. She graduated in May of 07 and is out of the house on her own. I'm assuming I can't claim her as a dependent and because of that my tax program (taxact) only asks if myself or my wife has tuition expenses to claim.

Can I claim her tuition expense even though she will not be listed on my return as a dependent?



Thanks.


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R

No, but could you claim her as a dependent? See the rules in the 1040 instructions booklet for qualifying child on page 15 (age test, support test, residency test) and the exception to residency test for students on page 17. The time that she was in school is considered time she lived with you, though the total time she lived with you must be more than 6 months.

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