https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/independent-or-dependent/01/1773242#M629625 <P>I'm 19 and a full time student. I live on campus until summer, then I come home, aka "temporary absence". I made over $4,300 this past year, 2019. I had survivors benefits until June, so about $6,000. Each survivors benefits check only gave me $180-200, and the rest was made to bills for the house and such, since I still lived here. So, did my mother technically provide half, or did I help? Am I independent? I paid for books and all payments and have no debts. My mother says she plans to let me claim myself, but can she still technically claim me, even if she chooses not to? Thanks. I just feel the situation is odd, and she keeps pushing me to do the rebate cover since the IRS told me back in August through a phone call that I was supposed to get a check because of Benefits, but maybe I didn't since I was still technically claimable, I guess. Plus, the "Get Payment Now" button always showed the error of "not enough info, or didn't qualify". So, I'm trying to see if I should be even filling out the rebate portion. Thanks so much.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 05 Jan 2021 04:50:26 GMT EvangelineJane 2021-01-05T04:50:26Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/independent-or-dependent/01/1773242#M629625 <P>I'm 19 and a full time student. I live on campus until summer, then I come home, aka "temporary absence". I made over $4,300 this past year, 2019. I had survivors benefits until June, so about $6,000. Each survivors benefits check only gave me $180-200, and the rest was made to bills for the house and such, since I still lived here. So, did my mother technically provide half, or did I help? Am I independent? I paid for books and all payments and have no debts. My mother says she plans to let me claim myself, but can she still technically claim me, even if she chooses not to? Thanks. I just feel the situation is odd, and she keeps pushing me to do the rebate cover since the IRS told me back in August through a phone call that I was supposed to get a check because of Benefits, but maybe I didn't since I was still technically claimable, I guess. Plus, the "Get Payment Now" button always showed the error of "not enough info, or didn't qualify". So, I'm trying to see if I should be even filling out the rebate portion. Thanks so much.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 05 Jan 2021 04:50:26 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/independent-or-dependent/01/1773242#M629625 EvangelineJane 2021-01-05T04:50:26Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-independent-or-dependent/01/1773347#M629661 <P>you have to determine who provided over 1/2 of your support. if your mother, she gets to claim you. if you did you claim yourself and she shouldn't claim you. here's a worksheet to help you</P><P><A href="https://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/globalmedia/teacher/worksheet_for_determining_support_4012.pdf" target="_self">https://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/globalmedia/teacher/worksheet_for_determining_support_4012.pdf</A>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 05 Jan 2021 07:40:58 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-independent-or-dependent/01/1773347#M629661 Mike9241 2021-01-05T07:40:58Z