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If you do not qualify as a dependent of your parents, your refund should be bigger (or the tax due lower) that it would be if your parents could claim you as a dependent. From your description, you likely are not a dependent (you may have provided more than half of your support).
Your parents could claim you as a dependent if the following applies to your situation:
If you paid for more than half of your support (like food, shelter, transportation, medical and dental, clothing, and recreation) with the money you earned, they cannot claim your as a dependent. Use worksheet 2 from page 16 of this PDF verison of Publication 501.
If you do not qualify as a dependent of your parents, your refund should be bigger (or the tax due lower) that it would be if your parents could claim you as a dependent. From your description, you likely are not a dependent (you may have provided more than half of your support).
Your parents could claim you as a dependent if the following applies to your situation:
If you paid for more than half of your support (like food, shelter, transportation, medical and dental, clothing, and recreation) with the money you earned, they cannot claim your as a dependent. Use worksheet 2 from page 16 of this PDF verison of Publication 501.
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