Reuters has published an excellent article with tips on how to claim your adult children on your taxes if they are your dependents. They advise that determining whether your adult children qualify as dependents can be like “threading a needle in dim light.” But each dependent can cut your taxable income by $3,700 or more. Essentially, if you are paying 50% or more of your adult child’s expenses, it is worth reading the Reuters article to get the details, even if you adult child is not living at home. You can find the Reuters article here: Tax tips for the sandwich generation
Related Posts
Teaching your adult children about investingIf you're planning on helping your adult children out with a financial gift, it can be a great opportunity to teach them about investing. After all, the goal is for your adult children to someday…
Giving financial assistance to adult childrenWhether or not your adult children live with you, it's likely you're providing them with some financial assistance. Make sure you do so in a way that helps your adult children work towards the ultimate…
Are your adult children "yuckies"?Another new acronym has been coined to describe adult children living at home: yuckies. It stands for Young Unwitting Costly Kid. The interesting thing is that so many of the adult children who still rely…