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Used to be...

Submitted by Philip Brewer on April 8, 2008 - 18:44.

It used to be that the main question was whether the parents had provided at least half your support to claim you as a dependent.  (Things like providing a place for you to live count--it doesn't have to be cash.)  The rules may have changed, though--I'm really not a tax expert.

It's important for parents and kids to touch base on this and make sure that they agree how they're going do it.  It'd be a waste for neither to take the deduction, but very bad for both to do so.

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