It’s actually not up to you. The IRS has rules that decide

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/whom-may-i-claim-as-a-dependent

I’d suggest filling out their worksheet

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I believe you make too much to be claimed as a dependent. But I could be wrong.

There is no income cut-off in determining if you are a dependent or not.

I just went through worksheet and it asks if the person made more than $4400 during the year….

Are you contributing anything towards housing costs? Who pays for most of your food, clothing, healthcare costs including insurance, etc.?

That would be part of the test for a qualifying relative, not a qualifying child.

For most/all of 2022, he provided housing Healthcare as my previous job didn't have insurance. I paid for my own clothing and some of my own food.

I’m so confused because I used my child. He’s 19 and I went through to see if I could claim him. He’s a PT student and made more than $4400.

If they are a fulltime student (and under 24) they are still a dependent.

Unless you graduated before May (like in a January term or something) then you are almost certainly their dependent for this year - you were a student for at least 5 months, lived in their house for more than 6 months, are under 24, and they provided more than half of your living costs.

Next year you will no longer be a dependent as you will be over 19 and no longer a full time student.

As the other commenter stated, this is a fact based question. It’s not about who will save money. It’s not something you get to decide. Based on your comments and post, you are likely a dependent for federal tax purposes. Google the tests for being a dependent and see if that’s how you should be classified.