No, you are not a dependent of your parents. Living with them
does not, alone, make you their dependent. Being a dependent is usually based
on support, but there are other rules to meet.
There are two types of dependents, "Qualifying
Children"(QC) and standard ("Qualifying Relative" in IRS
parlance even though they don't have to actually be related). There is no
income limit for a QC but there is an age limit, a relationship test and
residence test. Only a QC qualifies a taxpayer for the Earned Income Credit.
They are interrelated but the rules are different for each.
You cannot be a QC because you are over 18 AND are not a
full time student. You cannot be a standard dependent because your income is
over $4050.
