Hal_Al
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@Mccs12 

If you qualify as a dependent under the rules, a taxpayer doesn't need your permission to claim you.  Depending on the details, it may not have been necessary for them to have contributed anything to you in any shape or form. See full rules at https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Family/Rules-for-Claiming-a-Dependent-on-Your-Tax-Ret...

The usual way to combat this, is for the person who is allowed to claim you (including yourself) to file a tax return doing so.  The conflict prompts the IRS to sort it all out (see other comments in this thread for details).

 

Depending on the details, it could be fraud. To Report tax fraud: see: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f3949a.pdf 

 

Q. Would I be able to ask them to for the money they may have received on my behalf for claiming me? 

A. That would be the best way to resolve it.  The amount involved could be as little as $400 and as much as $3500 depending on the details