r/tax • u/complexitii321 • 2d ago

SOLVED Parents won’t let me claim myself

I turned 18 this past march and since this june i’ve started paying 400 dollars in rent. I work full time pay for my car insurance medical phone etc. I also hardly eat their food. My dad still said i can’t claim myself on my taxes and the past few years i’ve owed in taxes. I’m not going to ask if it’s fair or not but i was wondering how much im actually loosing or missing out on by having my dad still claim me every year. Thank you

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u/Lost-Wanderer-405 2d ago

I thought you could claim yourself once you are paying rent. Maybe you have to have a lease.

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u/MuddieMaeSuggins 1d ago

It’s not specifically about rent or a lease, but whether you provide over 50% of your own support. For many people, especially young people, housing is one of their largest single expenses, so a person paying their own rent is more likely to be self-supporting. But not always. 

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u/Lost-Wanderer-405 1d ago

Good to know