If i am 17 and have my own dependant but my parents claimed me can i still file and get eic for my daughter

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If i am 17 and have my own dependant but my parents claimed me can i still file and get eic for my daughter

No, if you can be claimed as someone else's dependent, you can't claim a dependent of your own.

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If i am 17 and have my own dependant but my parents claimed me can i still file and get eic for my daughter

No, if you can be claimed as someone else's dependent, you can't claim a dependent of your own.

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If i am 17 and have my own dependant but my parents claimed me can i still file and get eic for my daughter

In fact, your parents can probably claim their grandchild as their dependent.

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