Can I claim myself independent? The term independent means different things for different situations. For income tax you are either claimed as a dependent or you are not. There is no such thing as "claiming independent" ... if you have no reason to file an income tax return and your parents do not claim you then this subject is irrelevant. If you do file a return your filing status would be single and you would indicate that you could be claimed as a dependent but you will not be claimed as a dependent when the TT program asks in the MY INFO section.
