Can a college student that hasn't been claimed by her parents file for a tax refund?

Can a college student file for a Educational tax credit even though she hasn't worked at all?Can a college student that hasn't been claimed by her parents file for a tax refund?
If you had no income, some one is paying for your support. If your parents are paying over fifty percent of your support, they should claim you. If they haven't, they should file amended returns for the past 3 income tax years, Federal and State, and get their money.





You cannot file for an educational tax credit because that is not ';refundable';. That's IRS terminology for the four credits that you can receive in part, even though the credits knocked your income below zero. You did not mention that you had dependents, so you would not be eligible for the earned income credit nor the child care credit.Can a college student that hasn't been claimed by her parents file for a tax refund?
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Not unless you had some kind of taxable income, since an education credit can only reduce your tax, and if you didn't have income yours is already zero so can't be reduced.
If you have no adjusted gross income on line 38 of Form 1040, then you cannot file for the education tax credit.





Your parents, if you're full time and under 24 years old, can claim the credit on their tax if they claim you as a dependent.