Does anyone know if it is better to do my own taxes or to let my BF claim me?

[SheilaT]

9. My first thought was

that you needed to be married or a child to be the other person's exemption. Then I remembered that a decade or so ago, when my brother lived with me and was not working, I was able to claim him as a dependent.

I think the rule is that you're providing most of the other person's support. Don't know if you actually have to live together, even though my brother did live with me. Actually, now that I think about it, I believe I was claiming him during the two years I was paying his rent and buying his groceries and he was not working.

The tax bracket probably is absolutely not an issue. No matter what tax bracket a person is, legal exemptions and deductions are still there.

You might want to double check with a different tax preparer, although H&R Block is probably quite reliable for this sort of thing.