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🧾 IRS Rules for Claiming a Child Ages 18–24

A parent can claim the child if ALL apply:
• Child is under age 24 and a full-time student (at least 5 months of the year)
• Child lived with the parent over half the year
• Parent provided more than 50% of support
• Child did NOT provide over half of their own support

⚠️ Income amount alone does NOT disqualify a child.

👩‍🎓 How an 18–24-Year-Old Can Still File Their Own Taxes

Yes — the child can still file their own tax return even if claimed by a parent.

✅ The child files their return
✔️ The child checks the box stating “Someone can claim me as a dependent”
✔️ The child cannot claim certain credits (EITC, education credits, recovery credits)

This allows:
✔️ Proper income reporting
✔️ W-2s and 1099s to match IRS records
✔️ The parent’s return to stay protected

🚨 IMPORTANT NOTICE BEFORE FILING YOUR TAX RETURN 🚨

Before submitting your tax return, please contact the Treasury Offset Program to determine whether you have any outstanding obligations that may reduce or intercept your refund.

📞 Treasury Offset Line: 1-800-304-3107

This service checks for the following possible debts:
• Federal or state back taxes
• Child support obligations
• Student loans
• State debts
• Unemployment overpayments

If a refund is reduced or withheld due to an offset, the action is taken directly by the Treasury Department and is not related to your tax preparer. Verifying this information in advance can help prevent delays or misunderstandings.

Not filing taxes can cost you MORE than filing and owing.

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IRS issues FAQs on Form 1099-K threshold under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill; dollar limit reverts to $20,000

The OBBB retroactively reinstated the reporting threshold in effect prior to the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) so that third party settlement organizations are not required to file Forms 1099-K unless the gross amount of reportable payment transactions to a payee exceeds $20,000 and the number of transactions exceeds 200.

Form 1099-K is an IRS information return used to report certain payments to improve voluntary tax compliance. The requirement to file a Form 1099-K can be triggered when payments are received for goods or services through a payment settlement entity.

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