Am I reading this right?

[mater-three]

In the US, you can claim children as dependents up to age 24, providing they meet the other requirements.

I'm not seeing that on the irs website.

Actually, there’s no age limit in the USA. You just have to support them and they must live with you. They will be considered an “other dependent”.

Tax class was not my favorite class. In fact, it kind of sucked - but this is one of the few things I remember.


I think, however, that OP has the child tax credit confused with claiming a dependent.

[Anonymous 1]

You can still claim him as a dependent but you will no longer qualify for child tax credit or EITC. This has been the rule for a while.

He's my oldest so that's why I'm trying to verify and just now encountering this. We have never gotten eitc but it sucks not getting the child tax credit for a child.

[Anonymous 3]

Puh.

[bluebunnybabe]

You can claim him as a dependent. He just isn't a qualifying child for the child tax credit.

[RIZZY]

We claimed my mother in law as a dependent for a few years when she lived with us and wasn't working. I'm pretty sure you can claim him as a dependent, he just won't count as part of the child tax credit.

[LiveWhatULove]

I hate tax time!