<prompt> Human: Im a college student who made a solid chunk of change this past year thru internships. I need to find clarity on if I still qualify as a dependent for my parents, what deductions and exemptions I qualify for, how to find the best deductionsexemptions, etc. Should I purchase Turbo Tax or some other software to help me thru this? Thanks!  <response>: I can recommend turbo tax. If I remember correctly, these days you can use the entire software online and they wont charge you until youve completed your taxes because if you do simple taxes the fee is different than if you have more complex taxes. Its been a year since I did mine so I could be wrongAlso you just need to run the numbers as to whether you will be a dependent.I believe the question to determine is if someone supplied over 50 of your living expense. Then they can claim you as a dependent.You can also use turbo tax with whatever parent wants to claim you and you can run their taxes with and without you as a dependent and then run yours being claimed and claiming yourself and see which method gets the highest returns for everyone. Until you submit your taxes turbo tax is basically just a high tech calculator so you can run it as many ways as you want, just dont submit until you decide.I enjoy using turbo tax and have never had an issue with it. 