<prompt> Human: To clarify, I am only 17, and I was 16 when the first part of this long questionstory started. My father and I have not had the best relationship for the past few years since his wife tends to be a bit on the controlling side, and his trip to rehab hasnt helped.Last year, I filed my taxes for the first time. Shortly after I got my refund check, my father and stepmother tried to contact me claiming that I filed my taxes wrong and they need redone. They tried to claim that I would be audited and that I could go to prison for doing my taxes incorrectly, my boss reassured me that as long as I filed my taxes as a dependent that I have nothing to worry about. We talked with a friend of my mothers, and she said that my father and stepmother could be trying to commit fraud by shoveling some of their income through mine, a common and very illegal tactic. Right now, my father is trying to do the same thing, and technically this is the last year he can since I will be turning 18 next year. He claims that because he pays child support, I have to file my taxes under him in a very specific manner. Does anyone have any advice as to whether he is right or if he and my stepmother is trying to commit fraud?  <response>: He claims that because he pays child support, I have to file my taxes under him in a very specific manner.Him paying child support doesnt impact your taxes at all.The only thing you could have misfiled on regarding him is the dependency stuff, in which case after he files taxes if theres any discrepancy between the two youll both get notices from the IRS telling you that one is wrong and needs to be fixed.In which case you fix it, and re-file. No big deal. If there isnt a problem then theres nothing to worry about to begin with.Id ignore him and not worry about it. 