Hello! I am super new to taxes so I have a couple important questions.

1. I?m a 20 year old college student and I work as an Independent Contractor with a tutoring company. I go to college in Florida and live in Georgia. My parents do not want me to have a job because they think it will distract me and other random personal reasons - but basically the gist is: my parents don?t know that I have a job and I do not want them to find out. I am a dependent of my parents but I want to file my own taxes next year so they do not find out about my job. If I file my own taxes separately next year, I have been told that ?As long as you indicate they are claiming you, they will NEVER know anything. They will never be notified. Even though they are your parents, it is a violation of your privacy to share the details of your tax return with them.? I just have to mark ?Someone else can claim me as a dependent? and I can file my own taxes without my parents knowing, correct? Will this cause any legal issues?

2. If I will be earning money from January to June 2018 of this year, when do I have to file taxes? I think it's next year, but I really have no idea...

3. If the only job I have is the one above as an Independent Contractor Tutor with a tutoring company, exactly what taxes do I have to file? Sorry, once again, I'm super new to taxes and don't want to make any rookie mistakes.

By the way, I am all for e-filing and paying online platforms to e-file for me, but I just wanted these questions answered prior to doing anything