dumb tax question regarding dependent (whose dependent?)

[Guest guest]

Ok, now I know some of y'all are gonna wanna beat me up, but you long

timers may remember me mentioning I had been letting my parents claim my

daughter as a dependent on their income tax b/c my daughter is on their

medical insurance. Nada says she has to show the insurance company she

claimed dauhter on tax return so they will allow daughter to be on their

insurance. Now last year, b/c I worked my butt off with a FT and PT job

but did not claim my daughter as my dependent, I owed the gov't $1800.

This year it would be almost as bad, about $1200 or so. If I claim her,

the gov't will owe me about $400. Ok, now me putting daughter on insurance

with my job would cost an extra $200/month which is way too much. I would

likely find another option than that. So, I appreciate her being on their

insurance, but I really want to claim her this year b/c I have spent over a

wad on online school stuff plus need a new A/C system; last year I had to

spend a wad to support the roof b/c it started caving. Am I being such a

pushover or what?

Theresa