taxes and dependants?

Question

i have a question..... i have 0 dependants and was wondering if people with more dependants get more in their tax returns than people with less and if they get more money deducted in their paycheck...... i was wondering if you can put yourself as a dependant// thanks

Answer 1

No, you cannot claim yourself as a dependent. As a person gets more dependents, they can reduce the amount they have withheld, so their take home pay is larger. This is consistent since as a person has to support more people, they spend more as well.

Answer 2

If two people made the same salary and had the same amount withheld, but one had three dependents and the other had none, then the one with the dependents would get a bigger refund.

You don't claim yourself as a dependent. But unless you are a dependent of someone else, you get an exemption of $3300 on your return for yourself just like you get for a dependent.