Retirement tax questions

If you were living with your family for most of 2022 it is likely that you are being claimed as a dependent.    ("I moved out ... last December")     But there is no way to know that unless you ask them, or unless you try to e-file --if you say that no one can claim you, and your e-file is rejected--that will be a big clue that your Social Security number has already been used on a tax return.  

Since you have provided no information here regarding your age or whether you were a full-time student in 2022,  or how much income you received, we cannot say if your parent can claim you.

If you CAN be claimed as someone else's dependent, the rule is that you must say on your own return that someone can claim you.   

Here are the rules that apply to the person who might be able to claim you as either a qualified child or qualified relative:

WHO CAN I CLAIM AS A DEPENDENT?

You can claim a child, relative, friend, or fiancé (etc.) as a dependent on your 2022 taxes as long as they meet the following requirements:

Qualifying child

• They're related to you.
• They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
• They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
• They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
• They're under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).
• No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children.
• They lived with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply).
• They didn't provide more than half of their own support for the year.

Qualifying relative

• They don't have to be related to you (despite the name).
• They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
• They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
• They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
• They lived with you the entire year (exceptions apply).
• They made less than $4,400 in 2022.
• You provided more than half of their financial support.

When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them. There may be other tax benefits you can get when you claim a dependent.