<prompt> Human: I am good at math and I took a class on this in high school, so I only need a few tips to make sure I will do it correctly. I saw many recommend TaxACT website and it seems very user friendly so I will go with that when I get all W-2 back.About my taxes:1. I made less than 8,000, before taxes taken out, last year from an internship which seems like I am in the lowest bracket of the taxes. I also selected the highest take out of taxes from my paycheck so I expect to get a lot back.2. I paid for school by myself with help from financial aid FAFSA and I just received an email from school stating a deductible of around 13,000. I have my insurance through school too, so Im guessing that was included in it too? Will I have to do itemizing and include that there? Because I made less than I paid for school because of loans etc. 3. Will I have to include the interest that accumulated on loans? I am not sure if TaxACT has all that explained in there that is why I am asking, my mom told me she can take me to her accountant to do it but I want to do this by myself so I know how taxes work and I am not dependent on someone in the future. Edit: Some clarificationsAssistant: I made less than 8,000, before taxes taken out, last year from an internship which seems like I am in the lowest bracket of the taxes. I also selected the highest take out of taxes from my paycheck so I expect to get a lot back.Unless someone can claim you as a dependent, the first 10K you make are tax free. So you can expect to get back all the federal taxes you paid. You should go through the forms and you might even be eligible for some earned income credit. Human: Wait its tax free? Doesnt it say here that its 10 for below 9,075?Assistant: It does, but that is listing of taxable income after standard deduction 6,100 and personal exemption 3,900 have been subtracted from your income. The article you linked shows the taxes and deductions for 2014 year, and you will file those next spring. Right now you should be using 2013 numbers. Human: I see, I think I am starting to understand. And do you think its better for me to claim as independent or for someone to claim me as dependent? Someone below mentioned that my mom should claim me but I think I could receive more if I am not claimed by her?Assistant: From IRS Pub 17You can take one exemption for yourself unless you can be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer. If another taxpayer is entitled to claim you as a dependent, you cannot take an exemption for yourself even if the other taxpayer does not actually claim you as a dependent.So if anyone can claim you as a dependent, you CANNOT claim yourself, even if they dont. Human: This is getting more complicated than I thought, are you trying to say I cannot fill out the taxes by myself even though I am in my 20s and my mom has to claim me?Edit: I do not think my mom can claim me actually, for someone to claim me a dependent I have to be a qualifying child. It all applies to me but one thing: 4 The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year.So if I paid most of the money for college as in, I got no support from my parents for college, only my cash and FAFSA, and I had an internship job making a good amount of money I believe I might have made more than half of the support for myself.Even if I did not do that how could I not be able to file the taxes for myself as a dependent?  <response>: Dont listen to that guy. The tax website Turbotax, tax act, whatever will select the correct things automatically. It asks if you are claimed on another tax return, and you just check yes. It will automatically claim what is legal. Just file your taxes. Theres no penalty for filing when you didnt need to, and often there is a benefit money back. Its super easy and youre fretting over nothing. If you have all your W-2s and whatever, just do it now. You can do the whole thing and just not press submit at the end if you are still unsure. I think youre asking too many questions that would just be answered by filling out your taxes online. 