Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" lowers the max age of claiming your kid as a dependent from 18 to 7, married couples excluded.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/gop-plan-redefines-dependent-child-as-under-7-but-adds-loophole-for-married-couples/ar-AA1EHQ8M
This plus the overall gutting of welfare programs across America means poor single mothers are in for an absolute nightmare. Expect an uptick of kids being abandoned to the underfunded Foster Care System.
@VooDooMedic I guess I look forward to telling 8 year-olds to get jobs and support themselves, since they aren't dependent on their parent.
https://youtu.be/Zea1PPg6uMc?si=Ej9VWKkRoEApqzgf
^
@VooDooMedic I don't really care either way about tax returns (I usually have to pay a small amount or get back something small like $100) but I think if you're going to offer a tax break to people who are allegedly taking care of someone else, then saying "dependent" probably should mean someone who is dependent on you and your money and doesn't have a choice / option to support themselves. Everything and everyone is gay-bar anyway, so it's whatever to me.
@RoninGrey parents using their children as meal tickets should be shot