<prompt> Human: I really need some help, because I honestly dont know how to handle any of this. So I have a pretty popular YouTube channel that I wont be naming in this post. I only started it about 3 months ago but some videos are already getting nearly 100.000 views.I knew I could make money from this, so I made an Adsense account using the same Gmail account as the YouTube channel and used my actual name. Now, legally i learned you should be over 18 to monetize YouTube videos, but their policy does say that If you are not yet 18, you may have a parent or guardian submit an application using their own Google Account. If their application is approved, all payments will be made to the adult responsible for the site.Well, I didnt use my parents Google account because they dont really have one. So I used my own.You are able to change the payee name youve entered in AdSense though and Google says payments will be made to the payee name.Google is also sending me a PIN to my house to verify my account in about a week so its getting pretty serious. Should I tell my parents about this and replace my name in the account with theirs so the money can be cashed into their bank account? Also, to anyone who knows a bit more about this, will my parents have to pay taxes on the money received I also dont live in the US if that changes matters. My biggest fear is also that Google will somehow be allowed to take money from my parents for whatever reason it may concern them or their policy. Is that actually possible?Thank you in advance, rpersonalfinance.Edit: More Details  <response>: I remember years ago, there was a kid under 18 I think 15 or 16 as well, he managed to win the lotto in the millions. he thought it was a smarter idea to claim it on his own, instead of asking his parents to do it. He ended up getting nothing. Your situation reminded me of it. Dont try to sneak things. Get it properly authorized as soon as you can. 