I'm a legal adult and + I work full-time. I turned 18 in '05 so I've been an adult for the whole year of 2006. I have a rocky relationship with my parents and plan on leaving soon. They will probably insist that I be claimed as a dependent on their tax returns when they are filed early next year. However, if I want to file my own tax returns and claim independent status, can I? As far as I know, there's no law saying I have to give my p's my W-2s, so if I don't give 'em to my parents, can they still claim me?
Also, why would my parents want to have me claimed as a dependent? What's in it for them, would they not have to pay as much taxes or something?
2006-12-19
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