<prompt> Human: So, Ill try to keep this as brief as possible. I started a Youtube channel back when I was in high school making video game commentaries and gameplays. All through high school, I didnt make a lot, maybe 50-100 a month whch I just cashed out and spent on whatever, but once college started I started focusing more and more on it and pushing out more videos, high quality content and branching out to different games.In 2014, my total adsense earnings were 10,500. Enough to cover my expenses. But 2015, has been a whirlwind. The first 6 months, Adsense was north of 25,000 but then I got various shout-outs on some of the bigger Youtube guys and my subscriber base shot up 45 in 2 months. My Adsense from July-November was 100,000 and my expected Adsense for December is going to be around 32,000 alone. Ive never paid taxes on any of my earnings, but I know I need to now. I cant approach my parents as they will just take my money somehow or guilt me into giving it over to them. Should I approach an accountant or lawyer? Ive gotten offers from MCMs to join them and they said they would take care of everything from legal, financial, and even assist me in making better content with video production assistance for around 30 of my earnings. I know I need to figure this out immediately but this is just throwing my a curveball, I dont know where to startAssistant: Dont. Tell. Anyone. Except the accountant you hireYou and your accountant can come up with an excuse for your parents. But the most important thing is that you dont tell anyone.Human: No one knows but my girlfriend about what I do. She doesnt know how much I make other than its enough to pay my rent. I use my Gamertag as an alias and it cant be linked back to me in any way. I have an extremely common first name and my face has never been in any of my videos. I dont think my parents needs to know anything, but I know they use my as a dependant. They paid my tuition freshman year, but I told them I dont want them to pay it anymore and lied about me having a job at Bestbuy and having scholarships and I just pay off my tuition myself every semester.How would I go about taking myself off their tax form as a dependant?  <response>: This is something you ask your accountant, not me. Your accountant will help you with that and making something up to tell your parents.Youll likely have to tell them they cant file with you as a dependent. But the accountant may be able to come up with some convoluted reason for why it makes sense without revealing your income.Also, if your accountant offers you investments, DO NOT invest. Come back here and double check with us. There are investments that are really just commissions for the referrer, you do not want these. The best part is, all the information you would need is probably in the sidebar! Click on Windfalls, that section applies to you. Read it right now. 