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Use the basic Easy Form from your local Post Office. That being said, a sixteen year old living at home with parents or a parent who is also filing taxes has to coordinate their tax return with their parent(s).
When I was 16 I was supporting my mom and sisters who did not have income so I used the Easy Form and filled in the answers based on myself. If my mom had been able to work and was filing taxes, she would claim me as a dependent which would change the answers I could give on my form.
Example...
"Enter 1 if no one else can claim you as a dependent"
"Enter 2 if you are claimed as a dependent."
If you are filing independently, the form is easy to fill out without having to pay an accountant to do it.
The benefit of using a tax service is that they offer tax loans which get the return to you faster but your getting less back because they filled out your form for you.
The most important part is coordinating your return with any adult in your household who has an income and can claim that they support you.
If you do not coordinate your returns and you claim that you support yourself while someone else claims you as a dependent, both tax returns will be held up until it is straightened out.
***Another issue... If a 16 year old is a single mother who supports herself and her child, they would have to use a different form which would include questions about child care and more.
Hope this helps.
Note: I am not a tax consultant. I'm just passing on what I've learned.
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