All you "get" for claiming an adult dependent is the $500 credit for other dependents. That credit is not refundable. It can only be used to reduce any tax you owed. Sorry.... If you claimed a child who is 16 you should be getting child tax credit for him and some earned income credit, which adds to your refund.
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