<prompt> Human: Im only 20 and extremely inexperienced with taxes, so forgive me if the answer is super obvious.From about August 2014 - February 2015 I lived with an aunt while I attended school. I worked a crappy fast food job. February 2015 she kicked me out, so I moved in with a boyfriend for a month. I moved back to my parents place around March 2015 and quit the crappy fast food job since they live about 1500 miles away from my auntboyfriend. Last year my aunt filed and kept my tax return against everyones wishes.Now the issue is that the crappy fast food place I worked at for 3 months in 2015 has my aunts address down as the place to send my W-2 to. Before you ask, no I had no idea that you could change your address through the post office or call and have the mailing address changed. How am I supposed to handle this? Is that money hers or is it mine since I only lived with her for 2 months? I know its a pretty small amount maybe only like 100-200 if even that, but I dont want to get in trouble for not filing correctly. My family told me to get a hold of a tax attorney if she tries to withhold it again this year, but that seems like it would cost more in fees than what its worth and Im not even sure if Im entitled to the money. Assistant: Tell the irs she filed for you illegally last year and kept the money. Even if she tries to say you were dependent, it was august thru end of the year, so its not half the year and not even eligible to claim as dependent. Either way, its illegal what she did. Notify the irs and file a police report. Human: How much would that cost though? I really cant imagine fighting over a measly 200 if its going to cost more than that to get the IRS involved.  <response>: Understand that this is a big deal. This isnt a case where you pay to file suit in small claims court. This is a case where the government itself drops the hammer, because what she did is a very big deal. This is identity theft. This is tax fraud. This is a federal crime. All you do is report it. Properly. Do not let this slide. Things like this have the potential to mess up a persons life for years. 