If I have a dependent who earned less than $6000 do I have to claim that income on my return?

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June 1, 2019
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You do not report your dependent's earned income from wages or from self employment on your return. If the dependent is a child under the age of 19 or a full time student under the age of 24 and has income from wages reported on a W-2 and the income reported is under $6,300, they do not have to file a federal tax return.

They can file if under the $6,300 amount to get a refund of the federal taxes withheld. If they do file for either the refund or if the wages were greater then $6,300, make sure that they indicate on their tax returns that they can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's return. Also, note that if the income was from self employment, reported on a form 1099-MISC or cash, and the amount is $400 or more they are required to file a return for the income received.

Your state may have other reporting requirements for a dependents income and may be less then the federal requirements, so check with your state tax department website for more information.

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jrod8969

If my child earned $6696.79 in wages, does she have to file taxes. If she does, can i still claim her as a full time student and im supporting her by paying college tutiton and living expenses?

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Jesse

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xmasbaby0

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@jrod8969

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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