I'm 22, live at home, was not in school last year and was just working. I was about to file my own taxes but I'm just seeing that there's a schooling requirement for being claimed as dependent over 19 and over $5,200 gross income. I'm well over that, am I still being claimed as dependent? I also live in CA if that matters
Can my parents claim me as dependent if I'm not in school anymore but I still live with them?
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Posted by Own_Huckleberry6591
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No, you can’t be claimed as a dependent
At 22, unless permanently and totally disabled and/or a full time student, you’re too old to be anyone’s qualifying child.
Since your gross income > $5200, you cannot be anyone’s qualifying relative.
Leave the box “Someone can claim: me as a dependant” unchecked when you prepare your tax return.
If you work then no once you make more then 1200$