DavidS127
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Based on the information provided, your father cannot claim you as a dependent  because you don't meet the tests for either a "qualifying child" or a "qualifying relative".  That is based on the assumption that you provided more than half your support, and the fact that you earned more than $4,200.

 

If you didn't provide more than half you support, you would qualify as a qualifying child if you are "temporarily away from home at college". But if you don't live at home when you are not at college, you wouldn't meet that test.

 

Table 5 from IRS Publication 501 is a good overview of what it takes to claim a dependent.

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