Q&A: Minor Students

Question:  Do I need to verify student status on minors? Our compliance department states that we do need to know if minors are attending school. It is on our AR questionnaire and on our student verification forms.  ~Royal in Utah

Answer: Everyone under 18 is a dependent, whether s/he is a student or not.  “Student status” on the 50059 only applies to people age 18+ and therefore no verification is needed to determine if someone under 18 is a student.