2007-01-19 16:11:46 · 8 answers · asked by jamochafudge 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
You have to file a tax return whether she claims you or not. The total tax you owe between you is less if she claims you, although what is owed on yours will be higher (hers will be lower).
2007-01-19 16:18:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-19 17:10:47 · answer #2 · answered by John 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
britni, look at your w-2 form and see if taxes were withheld in box 2(federal) and box 16 and 18(state) If there is a number in any of those 3 boxes you can file to get a refund, otherwise you are not require to file. Shoot you can even tear the w-2 up for fun if not filing for a refund.
2016-05-23 23:42:40 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you supported yourself more than 50% then you are not a dependent. If this is the case, then since you earned less than $8,450, you are not required to file a return. You may choose to file in order to get all of your withholding back.
If you did not support yourself, then you are a dependent. Your mom will claim you as a dependent. You can still file a return, with zero exemptions. You will likely get a refund, as long as your withholding is over about $300.
2007-01-20 14:18:56 · answer #4 · answered by ninasgramma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the front page of the filing forms (you can get them from your local post office). It tells you which group of people have to file and who doesn't. But when I was 18 and living with my mother, I filed my own taxes. I made about 11,000 a year and didn't have any children.
2007-01-19 16:20:27 · answer #5 · answered by Gena 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you didn't provide over half of your support and you lived with your mom for over half the year, then she can claim you - it's not a matter of you "letting" her.
If she can claim you, then yes, you need to file a return. If she can't, then you don't have to although you should if you had any taxes withheld, to get them refunded to you.
2007-01-19 18:15:30 · answer #6 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think below $10000. you do not have to file taxes. If you let your mom claim you then u might have to file taxes
2007-01-19 16:38:04 · answer #7 · answered by Suhas 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Oh man, you're at the poverty line, so you should file your own returns because you should get a refund.
2007-01-19 16:20:31 · answer #8 · answered by pinwheelbandit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋