<prompt> Human: TurboTax sent me a message saying I cannot file if I am claimed already and my dad just got back to me saying it cannot be undone but will compensate me for the refund Im expecting. I dont care about that as much as having the records of filing which have been necessary for applying for loans and financing equipment. What can I do? Can he send in an amendment?  <response>: Pump the brakes:Are you a dependent? This is not a question of whether your father decides you are. Each qualifying dependent must meet seven conditions If you do not meet all seven of these conditions, you MUST file as independent and your father is committing a crime by trying to claim you.The important questions are: Did you provide more than half of your own support? ie, did you pay your own bills? Or at least 50? Did you live with him for more than half the year or were you away at college? Or did you live on your own?The way to get around this is that you send in a paper tax return with you NOT being claimed as dependent. The IRS will follow up with both of you and youll have to present your evidence that you are not a dependent. As a reminder, knowingly making a false statement on your taxes is a federal crime, so stress to your father how big a deal it is that he does this right.By the way, your dad can undo this pretty easily - he just needs to file an amended return. He is claiming you as a dependent because it gives him a child tax credit, which reduces the amount he owes. 