Hello folks, I am trying to understand who needs to file a tax return and while the requirements are pretty clear, I have trouble understanding the following:Your gross income was more than the larger of:$1,100Your earned income up to $12,200 plus $350.So is this saying that you have to file if your gross income is greater than $1100 or $12550?

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Does a child/dependent need to file a return?

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Hello folks, I am trying to understand who needs to file a tax return and while the requirements are pretty clear, I have trouble understanding the following:

Your gross income was more than the larger of:
- $1,100
- Your earned income up to $12,200 plus $350.

So is this saying that you have to file if your gross income is greater than $1100 or $12550?

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Best answer by TaxLearner

All dependent children who earn more than $12,550 of income must file taxes. Your child/dependent should always file a tax return to get a refund.

The $1,000 refers to the first $1,100 of unearned income that is not taxed. That is the child's standard deduction.

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xmasbaby0

Employee

Please explain what kind of income your child had for 2021. Did your child have investment income? If so --how much? Or did your child have a job and earn some income?

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az148Author

Part-time job with income ~12k

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xmasbaby0

Employee

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 or 1099NEC then he must file a return and pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.

You might also want to use free software from the IRS Free File versions:

https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**