My parents did not claim me as a dependent but I marked the box on my return saying they did. How does this affect my stimulus?
I'm a working 20 year old living at home with my parents and I thought my parents were going to claim me as a dependent so I marked the box saying I am a dependent. My parents did not claim me and I didn't bother to amend the return. How does this affect my stimulus? Will they look at my return or theirs?
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Did your parents pay for 50% or more of your living expenses for all of 2018, 2019, and 2020? If so, then they are eligible to claim you as a dependent (but do not have to). Note that even if you are not claimed as a dependent on someone else's return, if you could be claimed then you would not get the stimulus check. It depends on whether you could be claimed as a dependent, not whether you actually are.
I'm assuming that they paid more than 50% already for 2018 and 2019. Therefore, the only way you would get a stimulus check is if you payed more than 50% of your own living expenses for 2020. Then no one could claim you as a dependent and you would get the check as a credit when you file for 2020 next spring.
Unfortunately your parents would also not receive the 0 stimulus per child if they filed an amendment and claimed you since you are over 16. This is a gross oversight and is kind of leaving college-age students and their parents out to dry...
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