Carl
Level 15

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Just a note here. The parent's income being to high has absolutely nothing to do with the student qualifying as their dependent. So if the student qualifies to be claimed as a dependent on the parents' tax return, they qualify. Period.  That means the parent's do have a choice to claim the student as their dependent, or not. However, the student does not have a choice and must select the option to indicate they can be claimed on another tax return.