Age. You have to stop claiming your child when she turns 19, unless she goes on to become a full-time student. In that case, you keep claiming the exemption until she's 24, as long as she meets the other qualifying-child tests. After a child reaches age 24, you can only claim her if she's completely and totally disabled. If she marries and starts filing a joint return, even if she's under 19, you lose the right to claim her on your taxes.
Wagner 20 years after B was employed as a court musician at Dresden-I doubt he knew the limitations of his talent! Perhaps it can be summed up thus: Mozart was the first freelance musician to almost succeed; Beethoven was the first TO succeed. I don't think B could have succeeded without the financial support of his patrons-On his own as Mozart was, he would have been in dire straits, as he nearly was anyway on occasions.
About this Author. A freelance writer, Judy Wolfe has owned Prose for the Pros, a freelance writing business, since 2006. She's been an inveterate traveler since 1961 and draws on her travel experiences to provide articles for such websites as Chincoteague Island Vacations and Berlin Dude. Wolfe holds a Bachelor of Arts in literature from California State University at Pomona.