If you had no income at all, you certainly do not have to file a tax return. But that doesn't mean that your parents can claim you as a dependent. There's a whole list of requirements that have to be met to claim someone as a dependent. You can see all the rules in the "Exemptions for Dependents" section of IRS Publication 501, which you can read at the following link. Table 5 is a good concise summary of the rules. The details are in the text. Or your parents could just go through the questions in the Personal Info section of TurboTax and see if it says they can claim you.
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