<prompt> Human: My parents want to file me as their dependent because I am 20 and a full time student. But 1 They only contributed 3,000 towards my tuition tuition is 50k and didnt give me any money for rent. Maybe a few hundred for textbooks. I had a full time job for 6 months and made over 15k and was taxed around 28 because of the way I filled out my tax forms. I thought that was really high tax rate for my low salary. Am I still considered a dependent because I am a full time student even if my parents didnt contribute to over 50 of my living expenses and I made that much money? Assistant: Your income is irrelevant. If they paid for more than 50 of your living expenses Im pretty sure tuition isnt counted for either if you then they can claim you.Human: Ok neither me nor my parents covered 50 of my living expenses. My grandparents did as they pay for my rent and most of my tuition. But they will not be claiming me as a dependent. Does that mean I can file on my own?  <response>: You file on your own regardless, but you cant claim yourself. The question isnt did anyone else claim, its can anyone else claim you. It doesnt matter if your grandparents claim you or not. They can, do you cant claim yourself. 