ThomasM125
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Support would be the expenses for your necessities, such as food, housing, clothing, medical care, education, utilities, etc...

You would have to pay for more that half of your support in order for someone else, such as your parents, to not be able to support you and thereby not be able to claim you as a dependent on their tax return. You can learn more from this TurboTax article.

 

 

 

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