Claimed dependent wanting to file taxes?

Yes you file separately from your parents. And that's not due to age. If you had a job earlier you should have filed your own return.

And no, taxes on your income from your job are NOT based on your parents' income. If you were in school full-time during at least five months of the year, they have the right to claim you as a dependent and you don't have the right to claim yourself. So no you can't talk to your parents and tell them not to claim you.

When you file, there will be a place to check if you can be claimed as a dependent - be sure to do that. If anything is taken from your paychecks for federal income tax, it will most likely be refunded since you made so little. If nothing was withheld, you won't get a refund - there's nothing to refund.

If your total income for the year is under $5700 you don't have to file, and if nothing was deducted for income tax, there's no point in filing.

From your information, you are still a dependent and there is no flexibility in this matter. I assume your parents will claim you, but even if they do not, you cannot claim yourself. If you are earning wages of less than $5,700 for 2010, and this is your only income, you are not required to file a tax return, but if you file, it is separate from your parents.

You can file to get a refund of federal income tax withheld. You will receive a Form W-2 from your employer early next year. If Box 2 Federal Income Tax withheld has anything in it, file to get a refund of that amount.

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