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posted Mar 31, 2022 6:28:58 PM

Can my parents claim me on their taxes if I was 18 and in high school part of the year, but now I'm in the military?

I was 18 and in high school for 5 months of this year.  I went to boot camp in September of the same year.

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Level 15
Mar 31, 2022 6:39:35 PM

They can claim you if you did not provide more than half of your own support for the year. 

Level 15
Apr 3, 2022 9:02:57 AM

TO help make it more clear;

Your parents qualify to claim you as a dependent on their tax return if you did not provide more than 50% of your own support for the "entire" tax year.  Having started boot camp in September, I doubt it was even possible for you to do that.