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    xunsinkablex Posts: 31, Reputation: 5
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    Mar 31, 2008, 07:34 PM
    Do I have to file? Parents claimed me as a dependent but I received SSI benefits
    Hi, I have a question about SSI benefits and whether I have to file or not.

    Long story short, my dad is disabled and receives SSI benefits. I don't live with him anymore (I live with my mom and stepdad), so he chose to have part of that come to me. I get a set amount each month. I forget exactly how much I got from it, but it was a bit over $4000 for 2007. My mom and stepdad claimed me as a dependent. I don't have any other income, as I'm not working right now. Do I still have to file taxes? I need to know because I'll be going to college this fall, and the college I'm attending is asking for a signed copy of my W-2's. Also, if I had to file, I'd have to change the information on my FAFSA. So, do I have to file? Or do I not have to because my mom and stepdad claimed me as a dependent? I'm 17 if that matters, and the SSI benefits stop a month before my 18th birthday (which is in June). Thanks!
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    MukatA Posts: 7,110, Reputation: 176
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    Apr 1, 2008, 05:25 AM
    SSI income is not taxable.

    Your parents can claim you dependent if they provided more than half of your support and you did not earn more than $3,400. SSI does not count as income.
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