as long as you qualify to be their dependent you can't even if they don't claim you.Qualifying child – and eligible to be claimed as a dependent the rules are:Must be a US citizen, resident alien or national or a resident of Canada or MexicoRelated to the claiming taxpayer Must be either: a) under 19 at the end of the year and younger than the taxpayer claiming or b) under 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student. A full-time student is one who is enrolled full-time in school (but not online or correspondence schools) during any part of 5 calendar months during the calendar year or took a full-time course of institutional on-farm training under the supervision of an accredited agency. So if you are 19 or older at the end of 2024 if not a full-time student or 24 or older at the end of 2024, you can't be claimed as a qualifying child but you may be a qualifying relative - see below Same principal abode as you for more than ½ the tax year. Temporary absences are ignored. So of you didn't live with the claiming taxpayer for more than 1/2 the year you can't be claimed as a qualifying child but you may be a qualifying relativeHasn’t provided over ½ their support. If you provided over 1/2 your support you can't be claimed as either a qualifying child or a qualifying relative Hasn’t filed a joint return – unless there is no tax liability. If you are married and file a required joint return with your spouse you can't be claimed as a qualifying child or qualifying relativeyou can't be claimed as a qualifying relative if you are:1) unrelated to the claiming taxpayer or if unrelated did not live in their household for all of 2024 (temporary absences ignored) or2) your gross income was $5,050 or more or3) you provided over 50% of your support

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as long as you qualify to be their dependent you can't even if they don't claim you.

Qualifying child – and eligible to be claimed as a dependent the rules are:

Must be a US citizen, resident alien or national or a resident of Canada or Mexico
Related to the claiming taxpayer
Must be either: a) under 19 at the end of the year and younger than the taxpayer claiming or b) under 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student. A full-time student is one who is enrolled full-time in school (but not online or correspondence schools) during any part of 5 calendar months during the calendar year or took a full-time course of institutional on-farm training under the supervision of an accredited agency. So if you are 19 or older at the end of 2024 if not a full-time student or 24 or older at the end of 2024, you can't be claimed as a qualifying child but you may be a qualifying relative - see below

Same principal abode as you for more than ½ the tax year. Temporary absences are ignored. So of you didn't live with the claiming taxpayer for more than 1/2 the year you can't be claimed as a qualifying child but you may be a qualifying relative
Hasn’t provided over ½ their support. If you provided over 1/2 your support you can't be claimed as either a qualifying child or a qualifying relative
Hasn’t filed a joint return – unless there is no tax liability. If you are married and file a required joint return with your spouse you can't be claimed as a qualifying child or qualifying relative

you can't be claimed as a qualifying relative if you are:

1) unrelated to the claiming taxpayer or if unrelated did not live in their household for all of 2024 (temporary absences ignored) or

2) your gross income was $5,050 or more or

3) you provided over 50% of your support