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cpa72
Level 3
03-21-2022
08:40 AM
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Parents who are not eligible for 2021 stimulus check have dependent who graduated college in 2021 and began working. Parents are eligible and "can" claim him as a dependent.
Obviously, from a pure tax point of view, dependent and parents benefit from graduate claiming himself and not parents. However, I am concerned about the word "Can".
Since the parents "can" claim dependent it seems to preclude dependent from the tax benefits. Am I correct in that assumption?
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jeffmcpa2010
Level 11
03-21-2022
09:33 AM
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You are correct. Dependency is not a "Choice", there are rules and tests to follow.
I use this IRS tool when I run up against dependent questions.
https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/whom-may-i-claim-as-a-dependent
