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Woodywoop

Level 2

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Forum|Forum|4 years ago
January 6, 2022
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Can I claim my own taxes as a 17 year old self employed with out parents??

xmasbaby0

Level 15

Please explain exactly what you mean by"without parents." Do you literally not have any parents? Who do you live with? Does anyone else help to support you?

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

WoodywoopAuthor

Level 2

My mom has been saying she has to file my taxes under her name an I do have parents but I don’t not live with them I live on my own with my girlfriend grandma..

VolvoGirl

Level 15

No your mom doesn't need to. You have to file your own return if you have income no matter how young you are, even if someone claims you as a dependent. But if you live with someone else for the whole year and you made less than 4,300 total income then they can probably claim you even if they are not related to you. So if you live with the Grandma maybe Grandma can claim you.

Here are some rules if someone can claim you,

Who can you claim
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/credits-and-deductions/help/who-can-i-claim-as-my-dependent/01/26781

See IRS Pub 501 starting on page 10 bottom Dependents and Worksheet 2 page 15 for determining support,
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf

Carl

Level 11

If self-employed and you have more than $400 of self-employment income, you are required to file a tax return. Your age or dependency status does not matter.

However, you need to explain the "without parents" thing, because that will have an impact on what tax credits you may or may not qualify for.