<prompt> Human: Hey reddit, im a 20 year old doing her taxes on her own for the first time. I live with my grandad and work part time to save some money to go back to school. My mother lives with her boyfriend in another city. She claimed me as a dependent without telling me. I havent done my taxes yet because im not quite sure what to do.She claimed i told her it was alright to claim me, but i really needed to money for bills and what not. She already spent all the tax money.So i had a few questions:Was she right to claim me?Will i be receiving less money from my taxes? What should i do regarding her claiming me?Thanks for all the help!  <response>: Was she right to claim me?If you were over 19 in 2016 and not a student, she cant claim you if you made over 4k. There are probably other reasons too, but thats the simplest one. It doesnt matter if you told her it was ok or not. She legally cannot claim you. Will i be receiving less money from my taxes?Depending on how much you made you will have a greater tax liability if you dont claim yourselfWhat should i do regarding her claiming me?Fill out your taxes accurately and correctly. This most likely means claiming yourself. Youll need to mail it in since she already claimed you. The IRS will notice you were claimed twice and will send you both a letter saying if you incorrectly claimed the person to amend your taxes. You will do nothing. If your mom does nothing then the IRS will likely investigate it and your mom will need to prove shes able to claim you. She wont be able to and will have to pay back the amount she incorrectly got along, most likely, with fees and penalties. 