My parent claimed me as a dependent and my returns were rejected. Is this allowed if you have your own disability income and pay them rent?

[xmasbaby0]

We do not have enough details to know if your parents can claim you as a dependent.   You have not mentioned how old you are, or if you are a full-time student, or if you have any other income in addition to disability.   If they can claim you as a dependent, you should say on your own tax return that you can be claimed.  It would be very unusual for saying that to affect your refund or tax due.   If you can be claimed, you can simply change the way you answered the question about that in MY INFO and re-file.

What kind of disability income are you receiving?   If it is Social Security, you do not have to file a tax return unless you have other forms of income or unless you have a 1095A for marketplace health insurance.

The criteria your parents must follow to determine if they can claim you as a dependent:

You can claim a child, relative, friend, or fiancé (etc.) as a dependent on your 2025 taxes as long as they meet the following requirements:

Qualifying child

• They're related to you.
• They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
• They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
• They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
• They're under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).
• No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children.
• They lived with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply).
• They didn't provide more than half of their own support for the year.

Qualifying relative

• They don't have to be related to you (despite the name).
• They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.
• They're a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
• They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.
• They lived with you the entire year (exceptions apply).
• They made less than $5200 in 2025 (not counting Social Security)
• You provided more than half of their financial support.

When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them. There may be other tax benefits you can get when you claim a dependent.

[DoninGA]

Your return was rejected because another tax return with your SS number was received by the IRS and accepted.  You cannot e-file your tax return unless you get a 6 digit Identity Protection PIN from the IRS.  Otherwise you will have to print and mail your tax return.

You may want to change your dependency on your tax return before filing.  If you do not -

After the return is filed the IRS will investigate whey two tax returns were filed with your Social Security number with being a dependent on one and not a dependent on the other.  The loser of the investigation must pay back any tax refund based on the erroneous information entered on their tax return plus penalties and interest.

Go to this IRS website for an IP PIN - https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/get-an-identity-protection-pin