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If I am under the age of 18 and I have a part time job if I claim my own taxes, can my parent also claim me as a dependent still?

 
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Hal_Al
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If I am under the age of 18 and I have a part time job if I claim my own taxes, can my parent also claim me as a dependent still?

Yes. 

In fact, at age 18, it does not matter how much income you have; your parents will still claim you. There is a rule that says IF somebody else CAN claim YOU as a dependent, You are not allowed to claim your own exemption. If you have  sufficient income (usually more than $6300),  you can & should still file taxes, you just don’t get your own $4050 exemption (deduction). In TurboTax, you indicate that somebody else can claim you as a dependent. If you are filling a paper return by hand, you check the box on line 5 of form 1040EZ.


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Hal_Al
Level 15

If I am under the age of 18 and I have a part time job if I claim my own taxes, can my parent also claim me as a dependent still?

Yes. 

In fact, at age 18, it does not matter how much income you have; your parents will still claim you. There is a rule that says IF somebody else CAN claim YOU as a dependent, You are not allowed to claim your own exemption. If you have  sufficient income (usually more than $6300),  you can & should still file taxes, you just don’t get your own $4050 exemption (deduction). In TurboTax, you indicate that somebody else can claim you as a dependent. If you are filling a paper return by hand, you check the box on line 5 of form 1040EZ.


If I am under the age of 18 and I have a part time job if I claim my own taxes, can my parent also claim me as a dependent still?

6300$ is not current tax info for 2018. It is 12,000$ that you have to make to file your own taxes .

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