I am a 21 year old full-time student at an accredited university, so I understand how I may be claimed as dependent for tax purposes. However, I also pay for more than 50% of my expenses, which from what I read makes me not eligible to be claimed as dependent. My father and mother agree to this and have told their tax lady to not claim me for that reason, however, she said it was illegal for me to file independent, so she went ahead and claimed me anyway on their taxes. Because of this, my return was rejected after I filed.
is this true or does me being financially responsible for more than half of my expenses serve as a reason for me to file independently without technically being able to be claimed?
