My daughter is must state that someone can claim her. She has paid in over 1700.00 in federal tax. Wil she receive all that she has paid in?

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May 31, 2019
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Will she receive all federal and state taxes that she paid in?

Best answer by Hal_Al

We can't answer that without knowing her income, as well as her withholding and which state it is.

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Carl11_2

Employee

Basically, every tax filer gets the "standard deduction", which is the first $6300 of their income. Then, if they qualify for the self-exemption they get another $4,050 of their income deducted from their taxable income.
Since you state your daughter does not qualify for the self-exemption, any earnings or other taxable income she received over the standard deduction, will be taxable income to her. Of course, the taxability of that income can be offset by other deductions she may qualify for, too.

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cochran-belindaAuthor

Employee

She has not yet graduated high school that will be in a couple of weeks so nothing else for her to claim.

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cochran-belindaAuthor

Employee

She files single claims 0 and picks up 1 (herself) at the end of the year. Her gross is 24000.

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cochran-belindaAuthor

Employee

We are in the state of ky

Carl11_2

Employee

I take it your daughter is under the age of 19 on Dec 31, 2016 and lives under your roof. If so, her earnings don't matter provided you are the one providing more than half of her support, and she lived under your roof for the entire tax year. That being the case, you are right in that she must claim she can be claimed on someone else's return. As a high school student under the age of 19, I would fully expect she will be paying taxes on at least $17,600 of her earnings. But the exact figure will not be known until she actually completes her tax return.

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cochran-belindaAuthor

Employee

Someone asked why she isn't claiming exemption. What does that exactly mean I don't quite understand

Hal_Al

Employee

They means why isn't she claiming her "own exemption". That's just another way of saying "Claiming herself". Claiming herself means claiming her exemption of $4050 from being taxed.

Carl11_2

Employee

If you are claiming your daughter on your tax return as your dependent, then your daughter MUST select the option for "I can be claimed on someone else's return" when your daughter files her own return. If you the parent are claiming an exemption for your daughter, (and you should, if she lives under your roof and you support her), then your daughter can not take the self-exemption for herself.

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cochran-belindaAuthor

Employee

But I thought I had to claim her?

Carl11_2

Employee

YOu do claim her, "IF" your provided more than half of her support in 2016. If she lived in your house and ate your food that you paid for, then that alone is more than half of her support.