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June 1, 2019
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My daughter 15yrs she work 2days a week only bringing home 40 to 50 dollars every two weeks can i file her w.2 form with mines

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She made less then 2000 thousand last yr do i suppose to file her w-2 with mines. 

Best answer by Hal_Al

No.

You do not report his/her income on your return. If it has to be reported at all, it goes on his own return. If your dependent child is under age 19 (or under 24 if a full time student), he or she must file a tax return for 2017 if he had any of the following:

1.         Total income (wages, salaries, taxable scholarship etc.) of more than $6,350 (2017).

2.         Unearned income (interest, dividends, capital gains) of more than $1050 (2017).

3.         Unearned income over $350 and gross income of more than $1050

4.         Household employee income (e.g. baby sitting, lawn mowing) over $2000 ($6350 if under age 18)

5.         Other self employment income over $400, including box 7 of a 1099-MISC

 

Even if he had less, he is allowed to file if he needs to get back income tax withholding. He cannot get back social security or Medicare tax withholding.

 He doesn’t get his own $4050 exemption (deduction), when he files. In TurboTax, he indicates that somebody else can claim him as a dependent, at the personal information section.

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June 1, 2019
So i can't file her W-2 with mines can i used her as a dependent
Hal_Al
Employee
June 1, 2019
Yes, you can NOT file her W-2 with your's.

But you can still use her as a dependent. It does not matter that she had income, because she is under 19 (or under 24 if a full time student)
June 1, 2019
Can she file her own even though she made less then 2000 thousands last yr.  Can i still file her as a dependent on my tax form
Hal_Al
Employee
June 1, 2019
Yes.  She is allowed to file, even though she only made less than $2000. She should file if she needs to get back income tax withholding.  Otherwise, she has no reason to file. There is nothing she can get by doing so. If she does file, she cannot claim her self on her return.

Yes, you can still file her as a dependent on your tax form
June 1, 2019
Thank you very much it was very helpful thanks
Hal_Al
Hal_AlAnswer
Employee
June 1, 2019

No.

You do not report his/her income on your return. If it has to be reported at all, it goes on his own return. If your dependent child is under age 19 (or under 24 if a full time student), he or she must file a tax return for 2017 if he had any of the following:

1.         Total income (wages, salaries, taxable scholarship etc.) of more than $6,350 (2017).

2.         Unearned income (interest, dividends, capital gains) of more than $1050 (2017).

3.         Unearned income over $350 and gross income of more than $1050

4.         Household employee income (e.g. baby sitting, lawn mowing) over $2000 ($6350 if under age 18)

5.         Other self employment income over $400, including box 7 of a 1099-MISC

 

Even if he had less, he is allowed to file if he needs to get back income tax withholding. He cannot get back social security or Medicare tax withholding.

 He doesn’t get his own $4050 exemption (deduction), when he files. In TurboTax, he indicates that somebody else can claim him as a dependent, at the personal information section.