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January 29, 2020
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  • January 29, 2020
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Hi. My Daughter is 16 she worked part time for 6 mths. Do I need to file her taxes and would she need her own login. I already did my taxes.

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    January 29, 2020

    MY DEPENDENT HAD A JOB

    If your dependent has a W-2 for his after-school job, summer job, etc. you do not include the information on your own return. You can still claim your child as a dependent on your own return.  He/she can file his own return for a refund of some of his withheld wages (he won’t get back anything for Social Security or Medicare), but MUST indicate on it that he can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return.  (Supervise this closely or prepare it for him!)

    If your dependent’s earnings were over $400 and were reported on a 1099Misc then he must file a return and pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.  You may want to use this version of TT for that:

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900583-what-is-turbotax-free-file-program

     

     

    Yes, your daughter would need her own account and user ID.  She might also be able to use Free File:

     

    If you qualify to use it, there is another full-featured free version of the software:

    Try Free File: 

    You qualify if your income was $36,000 or less, or $69,000 or less if active duty military, or if you qualify for Earned Income Credit

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900583-what-is-turbotax-free-file-program

    If you switch to Free File you must create a new account and new user ID.

     

     

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