A friend of mine is 19 (turned 19 in March, so 18 when taxes were filed), lives with her parents, and goes to college as an undergrad student. She doesn't pay rent or help pay for food. The college stuff is in her name, but her parents are the ones putting the money into the accounts. She told me she made over $6000 in the tax year, so she did have to file, but she told me she filed as an independent so she could receive a stimulus check. I explained to her that since she doesn't pay rent, for food, her parents give her money for transportation every week ($40+/week for gas to get to school and back home), her parents pay for her insurance through their work programs, pay for her clothes, etc., then they definitely pay over half of her support and she does not. My question is, am I right in saying that she should have filed as dependent and her parents should have claimed her? Most of the money she DID earn was spent on going out with friends, getting tattoos, and so on, not support.
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Excuse me, but it IS my business when she starts talking to me about it, thanks :)

And yes.. she's over 18 but the requirement is she has to be 19+ AND provide over half of her support. Support isn't tattoos and going out with friends.. support is food, housing, clothing, transportation, etc. She's not providing that for herself, so how is she an independent? You have to provide for yourself to be considered an independent (at least over half of your support). That's what I'm trying to say.. she's not providing that for herself, her parents are.