<prompt> Human: As title states, Im currently 17 and want to file my taxes. The reason I want to do this instead of let me parents do it for me which is what they did last year is because they go to an accountant who charges them almost 200 to do each of their returns and I find that insane. I dont make a lot of money at Taco Bell, so Id like to get as much of my tax return as possible. I hear that doing your taxes on Turbo Tax or Tax Act is cheap, or sometimes free and would like to take advantage of this. So in short;1. Dont know anything about filing taxes.2. Am afraid that because my parents dont want to file online and want to go to their accountant where theyll claim me as a dependent which is fine because I am that filing separately could screw my tax return.3. My personal finance knowledge is limited to the 15-20 year old tab in the Personal Finance tab.Any help would be really appreciated!EDIT Thanks to everyone who gave advice! For now I have a sound idea of what I have to do once I get my W-2 form from my employer and in what direction I should look towards to learn more about taxes and finances. I appreciate all the guidance and help.  <response>: Just follow the instructions on the tax software of your choice. I know its scary learning how to handle taxes as a young person, but you are in a very uncomplicated tax situation so dont worry about messing up. 