Can i file taxes if i dont go to school?

Question

someone told me that i could file taxes if im not a full time student is this true? im 19 and i work full time

Answer 1

Do your parents currently attend school?  Probably not.  Do they file taxes? Probably.

If the only people that filed taxes were only people that went to school, then the majority of the population would not file taxes.

To answer your question, you file taxes because you have income.  By working, you have income and need to file a tax return every year.

Answer 2

As long as you are working u are able to file taxes every year you are working.

Answer 3

You are REQUIRED to file a tax return if your income exceeds the filing requirement amount for your filing status and the source of your income.  Your age or student or dependency status doesn't affect the requirement to file a tax return though your dependency status will lower the filing requirement amount and therefore INCREASE the amount of tax you will pay for a given income.

Answer 4

You file a tax return if you make enough to have to pay taxes to the state and federal government. Also you file if you are not being claimed on anyone elses taxes, like your parents or guardians.

Being a student has nothing to do with it. If you did not work or earn money, then you need not file. This year if you earned or received SS, then you need to file in order to get a rebate check.

Answer 5

You can file taxes whether you are a full time student, a part time student, or not in school at all.  Being in school doesn't change anything.

Since you work full time, you almost surely make enough to be REQUIRED to file.

Answer 6

Assuming you are not a dependent on your parent's tax return, not only can you file a tax form, but you are obligated to file it (unless you are getting money back, then the government would prefer you didn't file so they can keep what they owe you).  If you are still a dependent, you may file and probably get some of your withholdings back.

Student status really has nothing to do with filing.  Your status depends on whether you are claimed as a dependent.  Theoretically speaking, if you are not going to school and are working full time, you should not be claimed as a dependent by anyone.

As an aside, if you live in the US, you should have filed by April 15th, I am not sure what the rules and time frames are outside the US.