I am trying to enter my sons w2. I am married filing joint. Only options are to enter under me or under my wife’s name. How do I enter his w2?

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February 15, 2025
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Best answer by DoninGA

You do Not enter your child's earned income from wages reported on a W-2 on your tax return.

The child can file their own tax return and indicate on the return that they can be claimed as a dependent.

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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 from boxes 2 or 17 (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/

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