Yes, claiming your son won't affect his overall amount. Plus if he meets the requirements to be your dependent then he will have to select that he can be claimed, no matter if you decide to actually claim him or not.
It seems as if your son meets all the requirement to be your dependent:
- he was under 24 and a full time student for 5 months,
- lived with you for more than half the year and
- you stated he did not provide more than half of his support in 2020.
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