I’m Withholding The Urge To Roll My Eyes
(I am helping a new associate fill out some new hire paperwork. I double-check their paperwork.)
Me: “So, I see here on your taxes that someone claims you as a dependent.”
New Associate: “No, no one claims me as a dependent.”
Me: “Okay, then you will have to change ‘Dependent’ to ‘Single, Head of Household’ so the IRS knows you will be filing your own taxes.”
New Associate: “Do I have to? Every time I claim myself on my taxes, I end up owing money.”
Me: “…Yes. Otherwise, that would be tax fraud…”