Hal_Al
Level 15

Education

Moving out MAY affect her claiming you and for how much. As long as you are not working, she can still claim you as a dependent, after you move out.  But is she is currently  getting the Earned Income Credit, she will lose that.

Taxes are complicated; but the simple answer: for your mother's taxes, it's better is you are living at home. She (and you)  can use this tool to compare the results: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/taxcaster/?s=1">https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-to...>.