Slightly different scenario - my parents pay my college tuition, but I pay for everything else with money I earn myself through various jobs and internships. Based on income, I’m required to file my own tax return. My parents live in NY State, but none of my income is from NY State (various states other than NY). As ID, I have a learner’s permit from where my parents live, but I don’t have a car and don’t drive. My mailing address is my frat house in MA. My parents don’t qualify for any education credits etc. For 2021, I’m living in MA for about 8 month, in WA for 3 months, and only about 4 weeks with my parents in NY. Question - (1) are my parents required to claim me as dependent, or can I take the deduction myself? (2) Can I file as a MA resident? (3) If the answer to (2) is no, then what else would it take to be able to file in MA?
