You can only be claimed on one tax return each year. You have to file a tax return (because of the 17K of income - your mom can't file that). If she can't claim you, then you will answer NO - no one can claim me when asked in TurboTax. But if you say NO - no one can claim you and your mother claims you anyway, one of your tax returns will be rejected because as stated earlier, you can only be claimed on ONE tax return each year.
If things change next year and she can claim you in 2021, same thing. But you will answer YES, someone can claim me.
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