<prompt> Human: As stated in the text my father is going to claim me as his dependent, he is going to do this by declaring as the head of household. I have lived with him for the past year, but I have also earned over 15,000 over the past year while going to school. Im kinda mad because he is going to claim credit for me paying for my own schooling, when he didnt contribute anything but a place to stay. And second, I dont believe he could legally claim me as his dependent. I was about a day away from submitting my taxes when he told me that, so what should I do? Should I claim myself and risk getting audited? By claiming myself as a dependent I would get 2,600, with him claiming me that would be about 500  <response>: He cant claim you as a child, if you were 24 before the end of the year.He cant claim you as a relative, since you made over 4k.So no, he legally can not claim you. File your taxes as an independent. 