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State tax filing
Some facts that may be pertinent to your situation:
Per Georgia law, you're considered a Georgia resident for tax purposes if you "stayed in Georgia" for 183 or more days during the tax year. If that applies to you, then you must file a Georgia tax return as a resident and ALL your income is taxable by Georgia.
https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/topics/policy-issue-focus/aeoi/georgia-residency.pdf
Alabama considers you a resident if your domicile (your main, primary home to which you intend to return after temporary absences) is in Alabama. If your domicile is in Alabama, then all your income is taxable by Alabama.
It's possible for a person to be both a statutory resident (for example, by the 183-day rule) of one state and a domiciliary resident of another. That situation is called dual residency and the taxpayer must file as a resident in each of the two states. When that occurs, the domiciliary state will give an "other state credit" for taxes paid to the "statutory" state. The credit prevents double taxation of the same income, which is prohibited by a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Also, if you qualify to be claimed as a dependent by your parents, then you must indicate that on your federal tax return regardless of whether they actually claim you or not.