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June 4, 2019
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Do i need to file taxes for my child

  • June 4, 2019
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My son is 17 years old and he had a summer job - he made $1300 from 2016.  Do i need to include his income on my tax return?  do i need to file a tax return for him?

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June 4, 2019

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://turbotax.intuit.com/taxfreedom/

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