I am 21 years old, I make more than $5,050 a year but my parents provide most of my support and I live with them full time. Can they still claim me as a dependent?

[fletcherrachel27]

I'm 21, not a student as a graduate at the very beginning of this year. I recently started working a full-time job and will make more than $5,050 by the end of the year. However I live with my parents and they provide way more than half of my support. Will they still be able to claim me as one of their dependents?

[DoninGA]

As stated under the Qualifying Relative rules for being a dependent, they must have gross income of less than $5,050 for tax year 2024 or for tax year 2025 less than $5,200.

If your gross income is greater than those amounts, then no one can claim you as a dependent.

To be a Qualifying Relative -

1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld.
2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household.
3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $5,050 (social security does not count) in 2024 or for tax year 2025 less than $5,200
4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.
5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.
6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse with the following exception -
You can claim a person as a dependent who files a joint return if that person and that person’s spouse file the joint return only to claim a refund of income tax withheld or estimated tax paid

[NCperson · Accepted solution]

@fletcherrachel27 Maybe.  you may still be a Qualifying Child.  How many months of the year were you a full time student in 2025? if you were a full time student for ANY 5 months of 2025, then you CAN be claimed a dependent of your parents.

You are certainly not a Qualifying Relative if you earned more than $5200 in  2025.