topic I marked myself as someone being able to claim me as a dependent. However, no one actually claimed me as dependent. Will the IRS recognize me as a dependent or an independent? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-marked-myself-as-someone-being-able-to-claim-me-as-a-dependent-however-no-one-actually-claimed-me/01/1371638#M496988 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:29:40 GMT sean_clohisy 2020-03-28T15:29:40Z I marked myself as someone being able to claim me as a dependent. However, no one actually claimed me as dependent. Will the IRS recognize me as a dependent or an independent? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-marked-myself-as-someone-being-able-to-claim-me-as-a-dependent-however-no-one-actually-claimed-me/01/1371638#M496988 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:29:40 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-marked-myself-as-someone-being-able-to-claim-me-as-a-dependent-however-no-one-actually-claimed-me/01/1371638#M496988 sean_clohisy 2020-03-28T15:29:40Z Re: I marked myself as someone being able to claim me as a dependent. However, no one actually claimed me as dependent. Will the IRS recognize me as a dependent or an independent? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-marked-myself-as-someone-being-able-to-claim-me-as-a-dependent-however-no-one-actually-claimed/01/1371671#M496999 <P>It is not a matter of they didn't claim but were they qualified to claim you.&nbsp; If someone can actually claim you, then you are a dependent, even if they don't claim you.&nbsp; The IRS will go by your return, which shows you are a dependent.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:39:25 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-marked-myself-as-someone-being-able-to-claim-me-as-a-dependent-however-no-one-actually-claimed/01/1371671#M496999 bluedeb 2020-03-28T15:39:25Z Re: I marked myself as someone being able to claim me as a dependent. However, no one actually claimed me as dependent. Will the IRS recognize me as a dependent or an independent? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-marked-myself-as-someone-being-able-to-claim-me-as-a-dependent-however-no-one-actually-claimed/01/1371734#M497023 <P>Is there any formal text on this? I am hearing conflicting information from Big 4 accountants.</P> Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:51:38 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-marked-myself-as-someone-being-able-to-claim-me-as-a-dependent-however-no-one-actually-claimed/01/1371734#M497023 sean_clohisy 2020-03-28T15:51:38Z