Ohio Tax Return Personal Exemption for full time student

[brianblunt]

Why does TurboTax NOT give me a personal exemption on my Ohio income taxes?    I am a 22 year old college student at school full time out of state, but still an Ohio resident.   My parents COULD claim me as a dependent, but will NOT CLAIM ME AS A DEPENDENT for 2022 taxes.    The Ohio 2022 IT 1040 instruction booklet make no mention about whether I COULD be claimed as a dependent.

      Ohio allows an exemption for the following:
      ● You, if not claimed as a dependent on another person’s return;

Thanks, [PII Removed]

[Hal_Al · Accepted solution]

TurboTax's interpretation of the Ohio rule is that if you can be claimed as a dependent, then you do not get the personal exemption on your state return. 

[brianblunt]

Thanks for the quick reply.   I sent the same question to the state of Ohio and they gave me the same answer that you gave.   I guess it is correct.   Thanks