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Originally posted by SmartBlondeGPhB
My parents claimed me up until my final year of college (1992) and I was pissed because I ended up OWING taxes when I filed because I worked for 6 months after college.
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My dad tried to pull that on me in the year I graduated college. He emailed me to tell me that he was claiming me as a dependent and that therefore I couldn't take the personal exemption for myself. I emailed him right back to say that no he was not! My parents had supported me for less than half of that year, and besides, I needed the deduction more than they did.
Your parents can claim you as a dependent if they support you more than 50%, if you're under 19 - or under 24 and a full-time student, and if you are not married.