topic I was a dependent on my parents tax return last year. This year I get to file alone. When verifying my AGI line 11 on the 2024 return, do I use my parents or what? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-was-a-dependent-on-my-parents-tax-return-last-year-this-year-i-get-to-file-alone-when-verifying-my/01/3804363#M1415082 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:02:57 GMT jenna--mckenzie 2026-02-27T00:02:57Z I was a dependent on my parents tax return last year. This year I get to file alone. When verifying my AGI line 11 on the 2024 return, do I use my parents or what? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-was-a-dependent-on-my-parents-tax-return-last-year-this-year-i-get-to-file-alone-when-verifying-my/01/3804363#M1415082 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:02:57 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-was-a-dependent-on-my-parents-tax-return-last-year-this-year-i-get-to-file-alone-when-verifying-my/01/3804363#M1415082 jenna--mckenzie 2026-02-27T00:02:57Z Re: I was a dependent on my parents tax return last year. This year I get to file alone. When verifying my AGI line 11 on the 2024 return, do I use my parents or what? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-was-a-dependent-on-my-parents-tax-return-last-year-this-year-i-get-to-file-alone-when-verifying/01/3804366#M1415083 <P>Enter a 0 for the 2024 AGI since you did not file a 2024 tax return.</P> Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:04:04 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-was-a-dependent-on-my-parents-tax-return-last-year-this-year-i-get-to-file-alone-when-verifying/01/3804366#M1415083 DoninGA 2026-02-27T00:04:04Z Re: I was a dependent on my parents tax return last year. This year I get to file alone. When ver... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-was-a-dependent-on-my-parents-tax-return-last-year-this-year-i-get-to-file-alone-when-ver/01/3804378#M1415087 <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px;">No, you don't use your parent's AGI. &nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px;">You have to use your prior-year AGI to validate your identify, <STRONG>but as a first-time filer who is over 16, enter zero as your AGI.</STRONG></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px;">Refer to the IRS </SPAN><A href="https://www.irs.gov/individuals/validating-your-electronically-filed-tax-return#:~:text=If%20you're%20not%20using,enter%20zero%20as%20your%20AGI." target="_blank"><SPAN style="font-size:14px;">Validating your electronically filed tax return</SPAN></A><SPAN style="font-size:14px;"> for more information.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:08:36 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-was-a-dependent-on-my-parents-tax-return-last-year-this-year-i-get-to-file-alone-when-ver/01/3804378#M1415087 SharonD007 2026-02-27T00:08:36Z