
Originally Posted by
MelissaRenee
How old are you? If you're under 24, your mother actually can legally claim you as a dependent unless you legally "divorce" your parents and prove to the IRS you are providing over half of your own support. Also, bear in mind that with FAFSA, if your mother is also filling that out, come next year if you are still in school and have to fill it out again (it's done before every school "year") you will have to disclose to her your own income so she can add it. Unless you file FAFSA yourself.
And if you've only just started, assuming your club issues 1099s, they will not have been reported yet and won't be until early next year. So you will do your taxes from this year next year.
I've just been through this all myself, freaked out, had a million questions, but these forums have been very helpful (Melonie is awesome!) But I managed to find a good accountant and filed my own taxes as a dependent (just didn't claim myself as an exemption!)
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