@concannon-21 wrote:
If your parents can prove that they provided more than $14,000 to support you, they are entitled to claim you as a dependent. In which case you will not be able to claim yourself.
There is no such requirement. Support is not a requirement at all for a qualifying child dependent under the age of 18 (or under 24 if a full-time student) as long as they did not support them self, and support includes all costs - food, housing, all other costs.
See Worksheet 3-1. Worksheet for Determining Support
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17#en_US_2020_publink1000171012
If over 18 and not a student then a dependent cannot be claimed if their gross income was more the $4,300.
**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**
