Coleen3
Intuit Alumni

Get your taxes done using TurboTax

The IRS is exact in these matters. They expect you to count every dollar you provided vs every dollar you parents provided. There is no wiggle room. You either contributed more than half or you didn't. You can use the support worksheet to help determine the issue.

https://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/globalmedia/teacher/worksheet_for_determining_support_4012.pdf