First time filing taxes, so I'm still confused.
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it depends on a number of factors including your age, how much you earned, whether you still live with them, you health (disability), etc.
Yes, if you file your own taxes, the parents can still claim you, providing they qualify to claim you. And YOU - can be their dependent and have your own filing requirements to file... If that is the case, you would have to indicate on your own income tax return that you are being claimed on someone else's return. Please read Do I need to file my own taxes if I'm a dependent?
As NCperson indicated, there are very specific qualifications that your parents must meet to be able to claim you as their dependent.
Your parents can claim you as a "qualifying child" if all the below conditions are met:
Your parents can also claim you as a "qualifying relative" (if they don't meet the tests above...) and here are the qualifications:
Just a note, TurboTax does ask those qualifying questions to determine eligibility to claim a dependent.
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