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January 21, 2023
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I need to file a return for my 16 year old daughter. Can she be added to my return or do I need to download another TurboTax just for her?

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Employee
January 21, 2023

You cannot use the same account and user ID for your child's return.  She needs her own account and user ID.  If she is sixteen you can likely use the Free Edition for her return.

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-start-another-return-in-turbotax-online/00/25596

 

 

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/

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Employee
January 21, 2023

But wait...."download?"  If you are using the CD/download software you just click Start New Return and use your CD/download software to prepare her return.  Are you using online or are you using the CD/download?

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