Stimulus Payment

[slg]

Is a graduate student working part-time eligible for a stimulus payment?  Currently lives at home, age 22.  

[Just-Lisa-Now-]

Are parents claiming them as a dependent?

[IRonMaN]

I'll move up the discussion one more notch - does the student provide more than half of their own support?

[BobKamman]

@IRonMaN "does the student provide more than half of their own support?"

Trying to remember if that matters if the kid's income is less than $4,200.

I suppose the student could be providing more than half the support, from student loans and grandparent gifts.  

[slg]

I figure if she is not going to be claimed as a dependent, the stimulus could go either way.  Income is below the $4200, thus making it questionable she pays over half  her support and  living at home.  

Any thoughts?

[IRonMaN]

Put it this way - if there wasn't a stimulus payment out there would you have even hesitated to claim the kid on the parent's return?

[slg]

Nope!  I just claimed her as a dependent.

Thanks for listening.....

[IRonMaN]

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