Question

The Samsons are trying to determine whether they can claim their 22-year-old son, Jason, as a dependent. Jason is currently a full-time student at an out-of-state university. Jason lived in his parents’ home for three months of the year, and he was away at school for the rest of the year. He received $9,500 in scholarships this year for his outstanding academic performance and earned $4,800 of income working a part-time job during the year. Jason's grandparents paid a total of $5,000 to support Jason while he was away at college. Jason used the scholarship, the earnings from the part-time job, and the money from his grandparents as his only sources of support.

Can the Samsons claim Jason as their dependent?

Answer 1

Ans-

Can the Samsons claim Jason as their dependent?

Yes, the Samsons may claim Jason as their dependent. He is their qualifying child. See the following analysis.

Test	Jason
Relationship	Yes, adopted son qualifies
Age	Yes, under the age 24 and a full time student (and younger than parents)
Residence	Yes, temporary absences away at school count as time in the parents' home.
Support	Yes, The Samsons provided $5,000 of support for Jason. Jason provided $4,800 of his own support (Jason did not provide more than half his own support). Jason also received $9,500 of scholarshp money, but this does not count as support provided for himself because he is an actual child of the samsons.

Kindly give thumbs up if u like my answer...Thanks!!!