<prompt> Human: Im a 19 year old. I have two jobs with around 18,000 dollar yearly income, as I also go to school. These last few paychecks have been big because of the Christmas season. But it makes me very angry that my 950 dollar paycheck here in California only gives me about 750. My dad says I get most of that money back, but I know because he claims me that I dont. What should I do?  <response>: Your exemption is not something you get to decide. You are either eligible to claim your personal exemption, or your parents are eligible to claim you as a dependent. Run the Interactive Tax Assistant for 2017 at IRS.gov to make the determination. 